Fuel scarcity

Motorists, commuters groan as fuel scarcity bites harder, fares rise

5 months ago6459 min

Motorists and commuters have lamented that the persisting fuel scarcity has caused long queues resulting in a hike in transport fares in Lagos and other parts of the country. The fuel scarcity has caused long-drawn gridlocks around fuel stations in the state as motorists queue for hours to fill up their tanks with petrol at the few stations dispensing products. PUNCH Metro reports that long queues have been building up at several petrol stations in...

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Fuel rises to N1,300/litre as depots run dry

5 months ago9421 min

Many depots for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are currently dry, leading to fuel scarcity and attendant queues in Lagos, Ogun, parts of Abuja, Niger, and some other states across the country. The PUNCH reports that black marketers have taken advantage of the situation, selling as high as N1,300 per litre and N1,500 per litre in parts of Lagos and Ogun states. Long queues started building up at fuel stations in Abuja and Lagos...