FG reduces kerosene importation by 51.8 million litres in 5 months – NBS

An analysis of the latest report on Petroleum Products Imports Statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that the volume of House Hold Kerosene (HHK) imported into Nigeria between May and September this year dropped by 51.894 million litres.

In the NBS report, which was obtained in Abuja on Friday, the bureau stated that a total volume of 86.031 million litres of kerosene was imported in May. The volume dropped to the 34.137 million litres in September.

A further analysis of the report showed that the country recorded a reduction of N6.369bn in the amount spent on kerosene importation during the review period. In May this year, a total of N10.61bn was spent on kerosene importation, while the figure dropped to N4.25bn in September.