Long queues have been observed at several petrol stations in the Federal Capital Terrotory (FCT), Abuja, on Monday morning.
The development, Politics Nigeria understands, may not be unconnected with the decision of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) to stop tanker operations, citing unsustainable high costs.
NARTO President, Alhaji Yusuf Lawal Othman, also confirmed that the enforcement of the suspension of operation has just begun across major cities in the country.
He said the association had notified the federal government and Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria of its plan to suspend operations.
Few petrol stations that were opened for business in Abuja have also increased the price of petrol from N648 to N670 per litre.
The few Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) retail outlets that were opened sold the product for N617 per litre amid long queues.
