Nigerians across various regions have voiced anger, frustration, and disbelief following the hike in the price of PMS. The removal of the fuel subsidy and the devaluation of the naira pushed the price of petrol to over ₦1,150 per litre.
In Lagos, commuters like Sarah Adekunle, who moves from Mile 12 to Victoria Island, lamented, “I used to spend ₦400, now it’s ₦1,000. How are we supposed to survive this?”
Similarly, in Surulere, vendors complain about reduced sales and patronage. Cletus Nduka, a commercial driver in Oshodi, noted, “This thing is annoying…It’s affecting all of us. Customers argue more, we pay more for fuel, automatically fares rise, and we still struggle.”
Residents of Aba Road and GRA in Port Harcourt are equally enraged. Rebecca Amadi, a university student, expressed frustration: “Transport from Rumuokoro to Uniport used to cost ₦200, now it’s ₦500. How do we afford this and still buy food. How do we study if we can’t feed well?”
Even in the usually vibrant markets of Mile 1, sellers are feeling the pressure as food prices surge due to transportation costs.
Yola residents in the Jimeta area have also felt the pinch. Ibrahim Usman, a farmer and fish seller, stated, “I spend double to transport goods to the market. The government doesn’t care about us…May Allah save us all”
In Eket, the rural oil town, fishermen like Ifiok Etim have raised concerns, noting, “Petrol costs are killing our profits. We need intervention.”
Social media is equally abuzz with grievances. An X user, tweeted, “People are hungry! How can the government sit back while fuel prices cripple us?”
Another user @Onsogbu wrote pleading with the President to address these struggles head-on, in the hope Nigeria will get better.
A media personality Olive Emodi said:
@Franeb puts it this way,
In Kaduna, Ibrahim Kefas — a resident who tutors at a secondary school said: ” I’ve just put in my resignation letter at the school where i teach in Barnawa because it’s costing me more than I can bear…I spend nearly everything on fueling”
In Ilorin, Adamu Mohammed from Tanke area reported, “We can barely move now. Prices of food and transport have doubled, and we still earn the same!”
From the oil-rich Delta to the agrarian communities in Katsina, the story is the same—families are cutting meals, small businesses are folding, and frustration is boiling over.
