National Fuel Queues as Nigerian Officials Scramble

The National Petroleum Corporation says that the queues at some filling stations are as a result of panic buying by consumers. The situation was worsened after the declaration by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria about plans to withdraw services on December 11.

Nigerian motorists queue for fuel.

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