Fuel queues were observed in many petrol filling stations around Lagos, a day after the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), shelved a planned nationwide strike.
There are also lengthy fuel queues other parts of the country including in the northeastern city of Maiduguri and the city of Jos, situated in the middle of the country.
BusinessDay observed several car owners in a dash to stock up on petrol, many with plans to travel for the holidays.
Many offices and business would close down for this week and hence many are stocking up for travels around the country.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) who is doing the sole importation of fuel in the country has had a tough task distributing fuel across the country, a task made more difficult by hoarders.
Last week, the security agencies and the NNPC monitoring team set up to end petrol supply gaps in parts of the country, discovered 144 trucks that were not streamed by some marketers in Kano.
The products were meant to feed Kano and its environs.
