Obasempire reports that numerous depots for Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, are currently empty, causing fuel shortages and long lines in Lagos, Ogun, parts of Abuja, Niger, and other states nationwide.
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It has been reported that black marketers are exploiting the situation, charging up to N1,300 per litre and N1,500 per litre in some areas of Lagos and Ogun states.
Extended queues began forming at fuel stations in Abuja and Lagos on Friday and continue to this day.
On Saturday, in response to the ongoing queues and shortages in various regions, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited stated that the supply and distribution issues were due to a problem with the discharge operations of several vessels.
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“The NNPC Ltd wishes to state that the tightness in fuel supply and distribution witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT is as a result of a hitch in the discharge operations of a couple of vessels,” the NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, said.
The company added that it was “working round the clock with all stakeholders to resolve the situation and restore normalcy in the operations.”
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