In April 2024, fuel shortages produced hours-long vehicle queues across Nigeria's major cities. Lines stretched as far as three kilometres in places including Abuja. A taxi driver waiting in the Garki district said that he had been unable to work all morning, while some motorists parked near filling stations overnight to be ready for early sales.
Although Nigeria is a major crude-oil producer, limited domestic refining and supply disruptions have repeatedly caused petrol shortages. The queues occupied sections of roads and pushed their effects into transport fares and businesses dependent on generators. Because the inherited claim about police preventing queue jumping is not confirmed, this record is limited to the directly documented fuel-purchase line.