BY SAM OTUONYE
Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has stated that the reported explosion that occurred in Ikeja, Lagos did not affect the recently commissioned NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations.
A press statement signed by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Sonoye, Thursday, has confirmed that the gas facility is safe and functional.
The statement said: “The NNPC Ltd wishes to state that the reported explosion at a filling station in Ikeja, Lagos, has nothing to do with the recently commissioned NNPC Gas Marketing Ltd (NGML)/NIPCO Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Stations, which are currently functioning and running safely without any incident.
“The NNPC Ltd also wishes to add that the NGML was not affected by the explosion; it is not involved in the activities of the affected station and all NGML facilities in Lagos, including pipelines, metering stations, above-ground installation and CNG facilities are in safe operating condition.”