Fuel scarcity: Depots dry up, Nigerians face bleak Christmas
By Okechukwu Nnodim, OpeOluwani Akintayo, Toni Ufoh, Naomi Chima, Dayo Oyewo and Mohammed Farida The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, which was gradually abating recently, suddenly re-emerged on Wednesday in many cities, including Lagos and Abuja. The development clearly shows that Nigerians face bleak Christmas as fuel scarcity has started taking a toll on motorists, who have hiked their fares. It was gathered that many depots were currently running out of the product, a development that reduced supplies from depots to retail stations across the country. In Abuja, many filling stations, particularly those of independent oil marketers,…