Oil marketers have commenced the importation of petrol into Nigeria.
The chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, disclosed this at a crucial meeting of stakeholders in Lagos.
He said of the 56 oil marketing companies that applied for licences, 10 have demonstrated commitment while three have imported fuel into the nation.
Ahmed listed the three companies as A.Y. Ashafa, Prudent and Emadeb that imported 59,000 litres, 15,000 litres and 30,000 litres, respectively.