{"id":14399,"date":"2020-05-21T08:43:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T08:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=14399"},"modified":"2020-05-21T08:43:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T08:43:56","slug":"nigeria-imported-20-89bn-litres-of-pms-in-2019-nbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=14399","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria imported 20.89bn litres of PMS in 2019 \u2014NBS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/fuel-pump.jpg\" alt=\"Increase in petrol price inevitable \u2013Rewane\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday the country imported 20.89 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/tragedy-averted-as-petrol-tanker-spills-content-on-niger-bridge\/\">petrol<\/a>, in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bureau disclosed this in its latest report on petroleum products importation statistics for 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said the country also imported 5.15 billion litres of Automotive Gas (AGO), and 128.11 million litres of Household Kerosene (HHK) in the period under review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c1.07 billion litres of Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) and 45.98 million litres of Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO) were imported during the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c526.06 million litres of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) were imported into the country in the year under review,\u201d the NBS said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Wednesday the country imported 20.89 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as&nbsp;petrol, in 2019. 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