Queues at fuel stations have persisted across retail outlets in Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna and other states following the detection and withdrawal of adulterated petrol from circulation last week.
A survey by Daily Trust on Monday showed that the queues were worsening over that of last week when the news of the adulterated fuel spread across the nation.
It was learnt that about 100 million litres of adulterated Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) was observed to have been and supplied to Nigeria.
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in a statement confirmed that the shipment from Belgium contained a higher level of methanol than the Nigerian specification for petrol.
It also noted that it was working with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC) to withdraw the bad product and supply quality products without delay.
