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Fuel scarcity lingers as black marketers enjoys brisk business


Three weeks after the importation of methanol-blended fuel into the country, motorists have continued to lament the lingering scarcity of petrol which has seen most marketers close shop due to a seeming shortage of fuel supply.
Findings by our correspondents on Thursday across major cities revealed that motorists were still forming long queues in filling stations due to the unavailability of petrol in most of the supply outlets in the country.
Nigeria Standard gathered that majority of motorists who did not buy directly from filling stations had to resort to buying at exorbitant rates from black marketers who have taken advantage of the scarcity to jack up the price of petrol across the country

