Fuel consumption in Nigeria has declined by 30 per cent following the removal of petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu.
Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Mele Kyari, disclosed this at the media briefing by the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, on Friday, in Abuja.
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According to Mr. Kyari, the reduction in fuel demand from about 66.7 million litres daily before the removal of subsidy to about 46 million currently also meant a 30 percent reduction in NNPCL’s demand for foreign exchange to import fuel.
An elated GMD also disclosed that oil production has ramped up to 1.6 million barrels by Wednesday, from a very poor position of less than 1 million some months ago.