Nigeria: Petrol Scarcity Persists, May Mar Xmas

21 December 2017

Lagos — Despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, that it has increased supply of premium motor spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, to Lagos and Abuja to 470 truckloads, scarcity of the product has persisted, fueling fears it might mar Christmas, which is four days away.

In Lagos, long queues were seen in some filling stations at Amukoko, Ajegunle, Kirikiri, which led to the traffic jams experienced on those areas.

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