Fuel scarcity continues to linger in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Lagos and other major cities amid a pump price increase from 179/per litre to N194/litre.
Investigation reveals that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) filling stations in Maitama, along Kubwa Expressway, Mega Station CBD, Jabi, adjusted their metres to reflect the N194/litre pump price as of Thursday evening, while in Lagos it is sold for N184/litre in NNPCL filling stations.
Reacting to the development, the Group Corporate Communications officer of the NNPCL, GarbaDeen Muhammad, disclosed that it is not the firm’s responsibility to determine petrol prices.
The situation of fuel scarcity has been a recurring decimal in Nigeria.
Across the major filling stations in Abuja on Thursday, there were long queues. Specifically, only two filling stations along the Kubwa expressway were seen selling fuel to motorists. It was the same situation along the Lugbe expressway.
From January to June, the current government plans to spend N3.23 trillion in fuel subsidies, according to Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, budget and planning, Zainab Ahmed.