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NNPCL blames cooking gas scarcity, price hike on PENGASSAN strike

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has attributed the surge in cooking gas (LPG) prices to the recent industrial action by PENGASSAN. NNPCL’s Group CEO, Bayo Ojulari, explained the hike came after disruptions in loading and distribution during the strike caused several days of delay.  Ojulari said the increase was “relatively artificial”—in other words, […]