Nigeria, Africa’s top oil producer, is experiencing an acute shortage of fuel, which is causing huge disruption across the country.
People are waiting at petrol stations for several hours, some into the night trying to get fuel.
The longest queues have been in cities like the capital, Abuja, and the commercial hub of Lagos, at those petrol stations that actually have some fuel in stock.
In some places, prices have increased by up to four times on the black market.
It is not new for the country to run short of fuel as its oil refineries are not working to capacity.
This means Nigeria exports its crude oil and then imports refined products for local consumption.
Controversy over the government’s plan to scrap subsidies on petroleum products has reportedly also caused bottlenecks in supplies.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
