Fuel scarcity spreads, transport fares hiked – Tribune
December 18, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
Despite repeated reassurances from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that the current fuel scarcity which has hit some states across the federation would soon end, the situation seems only to be worsening, as the price of fuel continues to soar with transport fares increased astronomically.
Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that many petrol stations across the Lagos metropolis and other states of the federation were selling the product at a higher price.
Checks on some petrol stations revealed that though some of them sold the product for N65 per litre, the pump attendants collected N100 before selling to motorists.
The price varied between N65 and N100 per litre at different petrol stations, as street urchins, popularly called area boys, used the opportunity to extort money from motorists.
