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Drivers wait in line to buy fuel at and next to a filling station, causing traffic gridlock on Lagos' Ibadan expressway, in Lagos on January 30, 2023.

Drivers wait in line to buy fuel at and next to a filling station, causing traffic gridlock on Lagos' Ibadan expressway, in Lagos on January 30, 2023.

Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images.

Why There Are No Easy Answers to Nigeria’s Ongoing Fuel Scarcity Crisis

More than a year after the “removal” of government subsidy and amidst another price hike, Nigerians have a hard path towards easy, affordable access to petrol.