Petrol Black Market Booms as Dangote vs PENGASSAN Clash Shuts Filling Stations
The strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has led to the return of black market petrol sellers in Abuja.
When reporters visited fuel stations in the Central Business District and Wuse areas on Tuesday, September 30, many of them were locked, including NNPC and independent outlets.
The Eterna filling station in Maitama offered some relief by selling petrol, but drivers faced long struggles to access the pumps.
Opportunistic touts were also spotted, demanding bribes from motorists in exchange for quicker access to fuel.
Other major stations like TotalEnergies in Wuse and NNPC stations in Zone 4 were also not selling fuel.
According to Premium Times, outside these stations, some traders were selling petrol in jerry cans. At the Conoil station opposite NNPC Towers, a 10-litre can of petrol was sold between N13,500 and N15,000.
The shutdown of offices belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and the Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) continued on Tuesday, with PENGASSAN members blocking the entrances.
PENGASSAN had earlier directed members to disrupt operations at Dangote Refinery, accusing the company of sacking some union workers and spreading false claims.
The union also alleged anti-labour practices and discrimination against Nigerian employees, leading to a nationwide strike order from September 28.
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