Fuel scarcity worsens in Lagos, Abuja, others
•As filling stations run out of stocks •Black marketers hike price to N1,500/litre •FG committed to restoring normalcy— Minister THE nation’s fuel shortage appears to have worsened, yesterday, as filling stations ran out of stocks, thus shutting their gates against motorists and other users of the product. Checks by Vanguard in Lagos showed there were long queues at filling stations with commercial stocks of the product as panic buying continued across the state. Illegal operators hawk fuel in Lagos Illegal operators were also seen hawking the product along Ikorodu road, Maryland and Marina, due mainly to the absence of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Regulatory Authority, NMDRA, industry regulator, to enforce compliance. Also in Abuja, petrol supply situation grew worse yesterday as more filling stations ran out of stock while black marketers hiked their price to N1,500 per litre. Checks by Vanguard showed that most petrol stations...