STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CASES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF NNPC LTD. KANO STATE).

This study was carried out on the statistical analysis of the problems of petroleum products distribution in Nigeria, using NNPC, Kano Depot as case study. The research looked at the relationship between the distribution and the relationship between the distribution strategies and the availability of petroleum products for public use and to find out if there were other factors other than poor distribution strategies responsible for these scare products. The population of this study were the management staff of NNPC petroleum products Ltd and the company’s distributors in Kano metropolis. The researcher collected data from both Primary and Secondary source. Meanwhile, Pilot survey was carried out among nine distributors in Kano, eight of the distributors responded positively to the concerned questionnaires given to them while only one of them responded negatively. Topman’s formular was used to determine the sample size of (150) questionnaires used. Out of which 30 questionnaires were given to management staff of NNPC Petroleum Products Ltd, 25 completed and 120 questionnaires were given to NNPC distributors, 92 questionnaires completed. Stratified sampling technique was used for larger sample of the study. The research instrument was tested for validity and reliability using test retest approach in order to ensuring that the research instrument is error free and capable of measuring what it supposed to measure. The statistical technique used to test the hypothesis was chi-square at 5% level of significance. The hypotheses were tested to know whether they are researchable or not. Table and percentages was equally used to summarize data collected and the option with highest score was favored. At the end of the study, the researcher was able to make some findings and recommended among others that the management of NNPC Petroleum Products Ltd should intensify their production activities / capacity by ensuring availability of products at every Depot. Most especially for NNPC crown super 1litre that normally involve rationing, strengthening of channel of distribution and motivation of production and field sales personnel so that product can be made available to customers as at when needed. Knowing fully well that decision on the choice of distribution channel is one of the cogent and sensitive issues steering at management in recent times.