Commuters stranded in Lagos, Abuja, Oyo, others as fuel scarcity bites harder
LAGOS—Commuters were, yesterday, stranded in Lagos, Abuja, Oyo and some other states, as the ongoing fuel crisis bites harder in the country. The scarcity, which started in Abuja about three weeks ago, crept into Oyo and Lagos last weekend. Vanguard gathered yesterday that the latest scarcity was caused by a cut in the supply of petrol by 22 per cent to 65.24 million litres per day on June 20, 2022, from 79.53 litres per day in May. This, coupled with the inability of operators to move available product from depots to their retail outlets because of the high cost of
