Nigeria's major cities have been faced with fuel shortages, causing a sharp increase in prices. Prices in some retail outlets in Lagos and Abuja rose above 850 naira (0,61 dollars) and government-owned oil firm, NNPC Ltd, which imports the products sells at an average price of 617 naira (0,44 dollars).

Households and small businesses use power generators and the current fuel shortage is weighing on the economy, which is already struggling with the highest inflation rate in 28 years.

For more on this Thami Ngubeni spoke to Channel Africa Correspondent in Nigeria, Jonathan James Lyangohn...