8 February 2011
The scarcity of kerosene has reached an alarming point, and housewives have resorted to using firewood, sawdust and charcoal to cook, while palm oil is used for lighting lamps.
A slow, but widening, scarcity of kerosene has been reported in various parts of the country. As a consequence, consumers have resorted to alternative sources, like firewood, charcoal and saw dust in meeting their domestic and other needs. The scarcity has caused a spike in the pump price of the commodity, from N50 per litre, to between N180 and N200 per litre at filling stations and is sold for N200-N250 per litre in the black market. The cost of firewood has also gone up, too.
Despite the potential effects on the livelihoods of millions of Nigerians who depend on kerosene for their everyday domestic needs, there appears to be no response from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), about the cause of the scarcity and what is being done to address it.
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