The price of Petrol has increased to about N617 per litre as at Tuesday, 18th July 2023.
A visit to an NNPC filling station confirmed that the fuel price has now been adjusted from N539 to N617 per litre.
Nigeria’s have taken to microblogging platform; twitter to vent their anger over the new development with several users confirming the new pump price.
The immediate reason could not be ascertained but it is not unconnected to the recent projections by oil marketers that fuel price will hit N700 per litre soon.
The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NDMPRA) is yet to make any official statement to this effect.