Fuel queues have resurfaced in Lagos as many filling stations ran out of stock, leading to closures and long lines at the few stations
still dispensing fuel. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos revealed that most filling stations along Ikorodu Road were not selling. However, the Nigerian National Petroleum…
In other areas like Bank Anthony, only Total, Northwest, and NNPCL stations were open, each with long queues, while the Mobil Station at Salami Shaibu in Somolu Metropolis, closed due to chaotic scenes caused by commercial vehicles. Edwin noted that the queues had been growing since last Wednesday and urged the government to address the issue to ease the movement of workers and residents in Lagos.
“If you’re not patient in the queue, you end up buying from the black market at over N1,200 per litre or from some stations that sell at N800 or N700 per litre,” he added. He also refuted claims that NNPC Ltd. had not remitted any money to the Federation Account since January, stating that the company and its subsidiaries regularly remit taxes to the Federal Inland Revenue Service .
still dispensing fuel. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos revealed that most filling stations along Ikorodu Road were not selling. However, the Nigerian National Petroleum… Tragedy has struck a family of six in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, who died after eating Danwake, a local delicacy. The deceased, a widow Alhakatu Abdulkarim, and her five children—Bashir, Firdausi, Hafsat, Usman, and Jamilu—passed away a few hours after consuming the suspected contaminated delicacy. Spokesman of the Kano Police Command,…
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