A few days ago, I stopped at a filling station near my area to buy fuel. The pump price had just changed again. The attendant told me the new price was ₦1,300 per litre. I honestly thought he was joking at first but he wasn’t.

Across many parts of Nigeria right now, petrol is selling between ₦1,200 and ₦1,300 per litre, and in some places even higher.  

Immediately, I could feel the effect everywhere.

The next morning when I wanted to take a bus, the transport fare had already increased. A trip that used to cost #800 suddenly became #1000. Food prices are creeping up again too.

It feels like every time fuel increases, everything else follows.

What makes it harder is that most people don’t even have alternatives. No stable electricity. Generators still run on fuel. Transportation depends on fuel. Businesses depend on fuel.

So when petrol price moves, the entire economy moves with it.

Honestly, it’s starting to feel overwhelming. Sometimes I wonder how people are still managing.

If you know any filling station in your area selling fuel at a slightly cheaper price, please share it in the comments and include your location.

Someone else might really need that information right now.