A commercial tricycle (keke) rider has sparked widespread reactions online after expressing frustration over the increasing cost of fuel and how it has affected his daily income.
In a viral video circulating on social media, the rider revealed that he began his day with ₦5,000 worth of fuel. However, by the end of the day, he discovered that his total profit amounted to just ₦50.
As of March 26, 2026, petrol (PMS) prices across Nigeria vary depending on location and filling station, with the average price standing at about ₦1,051.47 per litre.
His words …
“This morning as I enter road na him I buy fuel 5,000 na him I take dey work for road. Now fuel don finish, make I go buy another one, I dey count money and na 5,050 Naira na him I dey see. The gain now na 50 Naira…”
Netizens’ reactions below
• @Ghostfeed001: “Omo Nigeria is now hard I just pray to level of crime doesn’t increase more”
• @korret_babe: “May those going to vote Tinubu 2027 never reach the destination 🙏”
• @tobasthetruth: “Hmm This is not funny at all 50 naira gain from 5k fuel…. Some don’t even have gain at the end”
• @HenryXavier147: “I will give you 24hrs Electricity and fuel prices will come down when I stop subsidy… #Nigerianwakeup”
• @opraf59: “Funny enough, it’s the same people suffering now that will still queue up to vote for Tinubu again.”
• @iamsidneyakpaso: “Fuel prices said work harder, economy said not today.”
• @Buddyvic1: “And some nitw!t go still come online and say vote for APC. Chai e be like say nah ayilala go later they judge everyone for this country at last”
• @king_sley856…: “Let the poor breathe 🥀😔”
• @Adedhayyo: “😂😂😂😂
This people dey chop food like person wey just escape prison oooo”
• @dsmyleq: “There was a time when motorcyclists could afford to build their own house, oh! How the mighty have fallen”
• @lifeissues_11: “It’s well, some of us in London we no even get anything after sending money home, paying bills and feeding. U are doing well.”
Click the link to watch the video.