The National Assembly has kicked-off a Public Hearing to investigate the lingering fuel scarcity hitting the nation.

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had directed the Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to convene a meeting with industry stakeholders and map out solutions to the problem.

Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Maikanti Baru and petroleum marketers were present at the hearing.