Petrol hit N1,371 per litre for Nigeria capital as consumers dey vex over new price
Di increases come afta Dangote Refinery recent gantry price adjustments, wey mark roughly 55 per cent rise for petrol prices over di past three weeks.
Fuel prices for Abuja wey be Nigeria capital show say price don increase sharply as petrol now dey sell for as high as N1,371 per litre for some stations, wey dey cause frustration among consumers.
Checks wey Vanguard do show say NIPCO dey sell at N1,371 per litre and AYM Shafa at N1,370 per litre. NNPC Retail also don raise dia pump price to N1,361 per litre, up from N1,261 per litre last week, while MRS, wey be Dangote partner station, now dey charge N1,367 per litre, up from N1,270.
Di increases come afta Dangote Refinery recent gantry price adjustments, wey mark roughly 55 per cent rise for petrol prices over di past three weeks.
As dem dey speak at NNPC Retail for Kugbo and one AYM Shafa station for Karu, residents show dia dismay over di escalating cost of fuel, accusing di Federal Government of inaction.
Isa Kabir, one civil servant, urge regulatory oversight, saying: “Deregulation no suppose turn to unchecked profiteering. From N880 at di start of di month to over N1,370 for just three weeks na too much. Without social safety net, dis one go push more Nigerians into poverty.”
Taxi driver Michael Ade echo di concern, noting di practical impact on daily life: “N10,000 now fit buy just over seven litres of petrol, down from nearly 12 litres one month ago. Fares don rise from N1,200 to N2,000 for di same trips, and transport dey become unaffordable for plenty people.”
Consumers call for urgent government intervention, stressing say subsidy removal no suppose leave Nigerians to bear di brunt of rising fuel costs.