Fuel scarcity has resurfaced across Nigeria as many oil marketers shut their outlets against motorists and other buyers on the back of an unfavourable working environment.
Long queues have also been sighted at various retail stations across the nation with the product.
According to BusinessDay, the queue sighted in Lagos at the retail outlet of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited in King’s Way Road, Ikoyi, has found its way to Mobolaji Johnson Avenue road while TotalEnergies at Eric Moore has shut its gate to motorists to avoid congestion.
Saitara Petroleum and Gas at Orile Iganmu has shut down its operations while Tinpet Nigeria Limited, which is trying to keep the lights on, has increased its petrol pump price to N605 per litre as at 01:14 pm today.
While in Abuja, many marketers who were opened have hiked their pump price from N615 per litre to N625 per litre.
BusinessDay revealed further that some of NNPC’s portals have closed and are no longer issuing authority to lift to marketers in some of their portals.” This demonstrates that there is a substantial gap in the supply chain. However, the NNPC promised that they are anticipating products and will feed us very soon.”
