Motorists and commuters in Lagos, Calabar, and other states are feeling the sting of a Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) scarcity that suffocated the regions for almost two weeks.
The development has caused untold hardship to residents of the city as transport fare as well as prices of goods and services have been hiked.
However, the situation has deteriorated in the last two days, with commuters forced to walk the distance to their destinations because motorists have pulled their vehicles off the road.
Motorists now charge between N150 to N250 on routes that used to cost between N50 and N100.
The worsened situation, however, has increased the activities of blackmarket dealers, who have seized the opportunity to make bricks business.
Few filling stations in Calabar that have stock of the product dispense at between N450 to N500 per litre, While in Lagos PMS is being sold for N220 to N300 per litre.