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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By MacDonald Dzirutwe

Fuel and cash shortages rile Nigerian voters heading into election

People queue to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine (ATM) at a bank, ahead of presidential elections, in Zamfara, Nigeria February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

At a fuel station in Nigeria's commercial capital, tempers flare and harsh words are exchanged as motorists wait in line for hours to fill up their tanks at one of the few outlets with petrol left in the vicinity.

Across the road, young men drenched in sweat from the sweltering Lagos heat sell petrol in plastic containers at more than double the regulated pump price.

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