Generators have been seen on fuel queues as the current fuel scarcity plaguing the country continues to worsen.
Power supply, in many parts of the nation, has been affected by the fuel scarcity, as the prices of foodstuffs continue to rise.
The hope held by many Nigerians that perhaps the fuel scarcity will be over soon after the efforts put in by the government, may be dashed as the amount of crude oil being processed by Nigeria’s three refineries has dropped drastically.
Latest data from the financial and operations report of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) showed that the processing of crude oil by Nigeria’s refineries fell by 87.4 per cent in February when compared to the volume of crude refined by the three facilities; Kaduna, Port-Harcourt and Warri, in the preceding month.
However, The minister of petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has assured the Senate Committee that the lingering fuel crisis would be over within the next two weeks.