In Lagos, there are long lines due to a fuel shortage
The cost of transportation has also increased by a factor of two, and most businesses have closed due to a lack of gasoline to run their generators.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
Following the decision of certain petroleum marketers to cease their operations, long lines have formed at petrol stations in various sections of Lagos state in southwest Nigeria.
The lines that formed on Monday morning persisted on Tuesday morning, resulting in panic fuel purchases and black market transactions.
Some members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have stated that they can no longer operate in such an unfriendly atmosphere.
While the government set a price of 165 nairas ($0.40; £0.30) for a liter of petrol, the association's chairman, Akin Akinrinade, told journalists that present realities revealed that the minimum price needed to economically sell the commodity was 180 naira.
Another reason for the suspension of services, he said, was the high expense of shipping the goods and the diesel used to run the gas stations.
Lagosians' hardship had been exacerbated by this event.
Long gasoline lines have resulted in even more of the city's notorious traffic bottlenecks.
The cost of transportation has also increased by a factor of two, and most businesses have closed due to a lack of gasoline to run their generators.
Many Nigerians rely on generators for power because the country's electrical supply is inconsistent.
