Fuel scarcity bites harder in Lagos

NNPC seeks stakeholders' aid in distribution
By Taiwo Hassan

SEVENTY-TWO hours after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced that it has ordered about 29 cargoes of petroleum products to curb the current fuel scarcity across the country, there was no sigh of relief in Lagos State yesterday as motorists continued to queue for petrol at the filling stations, causing gridlocks along major highways in the state.