Petrol consumption falls to 41.6m litres daily in August

Nigerians consumed an average of 41.6 million litres of petrol daily in August, the lowest in eight months and 31 percent below January's 60.2 million litres. Rising prices have led many to stop using vehicles or petrol generators, even as supply remained high.

Pidgin: Naija people consume average of 41.6 million litres of petrol every day for August, na di lowest for eight months and 31 percent less than January wey dem consume 60.2 million litres. As price don high, plenty people don stop to use their vehicle or petrol generator even as supply still high.

How this affects you: Ordinary Nigerians affected by reduced petrol consumption due to high prices forcing them to stop using vehicles or generators.