In a recent development, popular comedic actor Afeez Oyeyoro has cried out over the current economy, specifically the cost of petrol.
Sharing a video on his Instagram page, he lamented about the fact that a litre of petrol in his area now costs 900 Naira. He begged Nigerians to please make life comfortable for ourselves, as things were soon getting out of hand.
Also recall that, in the beginning of the year, media personality Speedy Darlington had shared a video of himself on social media.
In the video that he shared, he is seen cleaning up his car tank in a petrol station, and he lamented over the fact that the litre of fuel no longer equalled a litre of fuel that he was used to in the past years.
He even went on to suggest that it was possible that petroleum stations in Nigeria were aligning together to collectively reduce the quantity of fuel which they sold out to individuals.
In March 2024, the NNPCL, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, had completely denied speculations that they had reduced the pump of the prices of petrol and diesel.
The NNPCL spokesperson Olufemi confirmed this in a statement. He revealed that, contrary to the statements that they had reduced the price of petrol to 600 and the price of diesel to 900, that it was all a lie and that the reports are completely false.
