News update

Nigeria’s economy was almost crippled in May when the country was hit with a shortage so severe, banks and other businesses were forced to close early.
 

» more Nigerian citizens waiting to purchase fuel at a petrol station

» more Commuters queue for days at various filling stations across the country.  (African Spotlight)

Fuel scarcity  (AP)
The Federal Government has agreed to pay oil marketers in the country the outstanding subsidy debt owed them by the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

The agreement was reached on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, according to an inside source cited by Reuters.

The resolution is coming just in time as the country has been slowly sliding back into a fuel scarcity.


» more A woman waits in a queue in Lagos, a dejected look on her face as she mulls over the fuel crises.  (Politicoscope)
Nigeria’s economy was almost crippled in May when the country was hit with a shortage so severe, banks and other businesses were forced to close early.


The shortage resulted after marketers went on strike to demand the subsidy payments owed them.

Despite its vast crude oil deposits, Nigeria relies on imported fuel due to non-functioning refineries.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has however said that the nation’s four refineries will resume operations this month.
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