The Federal Government, on thursday, ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,to bring an end to the lingering fuel crisis before the end of the weekend.
It also stated that the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and some of its agencies were working out measures that would ensure the retention of pump price of petrol at N145 per litre despite a landing cost of about N171 per litre.

Adressing newsmen on the Nigerian International Petroleum Summit, NIPS, scheduled to hold between February 18 and 22, 2018, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu, said the government is highly concerned about the growing fuel queues and is already working round the clock to address the crisis.
He blamed the persistent fuel crisis on logistics and policy challenges, noting however, that the Federal Government is not considering increasing the price of the commodity.

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru, has cut short his trip to London, in order to address the issue of the fuel scarcity. The GMD of the corporation was scheduled to received an award as the Forbes Oil and Gas Man of the Year Award 2017, on Tuesday before he canceled his trip. He regarded the issue as national, and needing urgent attention.

Long queues have been spotted in various filling stations as Nigerians have been buying fuel in panic. The situation grew worse, promoting the Managing Director to return home. The shortage of the product has been nationwide, with states like Ogun, Lagos, and even the FCT experiencing the panic approach by the citizens. The federal government has assured Nigerians that there was no need for the panic, due to fact that the product was being circulated equitably, although a lot of Nigerians are in doubt.
The seeming scarcity has slowed down activities, and commuters and passengers are not assured that the situation is under control.