Nigeria’s leading mobile operator MTN, has stated that it may shut down its services within the next 24 hours due to the unavailability of diesel to power its power base stations.
The management of MTN states that the current diesel scarcity in most parts of Nigeria is posing a significant threat to quality fo our service and the ABILITY TO OPTIMALLY THE NETWORK.
According to the Corporate Service Executive Akinwale Goodluck "Most of our base stations and switches are powered round-the-clock by Diesel Generators and the current fuel shortage has drastically reduced the availability of diesel supply to key locations'
MTN's available reserves of diesel are running low and the company must source for a significant quantity of diesel in the very near future to prevent a shut down of services across Nigeria. if diesel supplies are not received within the nest 24 hours the network will be seriously degraded and customers will feel the impact.
MTN is working with all stakeholders to ensure service remain. MTN sincerely apologizes for any outages and inconvenience thar may occur and seek the understanding of customers at this time
Management."
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Making this known via its Twitter handle, @MTN NG, the company hinted that the current diesel scarcity in most parts of Nigeria is hampering its ability to run its base stations effectively.
According to Akinwale Goodluck, the company’s corporate services executive, MTN’s reserves of diesel is running low and if the company is unable to receive additional supply of the product within the next 24 hours, customers may experience poor services.
The company further assured that it was doing its best to deliver uninterrupted service to its customers, it however apologised in advance for any outages or inconvenience that its customers may suffer.
See the warning by MTN below
"Diesel scarcity jeopardizes MTN OperationThe management of MTN states that the current diesel scarcity in most parts of Nigeria is posing a significant threat to quality fo our service and the ABILITY TO OPTIMALLY THE NETWORK.
According to the Corporate Service Executive Akinwale Goodluck "Most of our base stations and switches are powered round-the-clock by Diesel Generators and the current fuel shortage has drastically reduced the availability of diesel supply to key locations'
MTN's available reserves of diesel are running low and the company must source for a significant quantity of diesel in the very near future to prevent a shut down of services across Nigeria. if diesel supplies are not received within the nest 24 hours the network will be seriously degraded and customers will feel the impact.
MTN is working with all stakeholders to ensure service remain. MTN sincerely apologizes for any outages and inconvenience thar may occur and seek the understanding of customers at this time
Management."
Scarcity of petroleum products has hit major parts of Nigeria with consumers finding it increasingly difficult to purchase fuel which seems only available in black markets at a high price.
The Senate recently directed its committees on petroleum resources to commence investigations into the remote and immediate cause of the current fuel scarcity so as to bring reprieve to Nigerians.
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