Jerrycans for fuel are placed on the ground at a fuel station in Somolu, Lagos, on September 9, 2024. Already desperate with inflation, soaring food costs and a battered naira currency, Nigerians grappled on September 4, 2024 with widespread fuel scarcities and a decision by the state oil company to increase pump prices.
For many, it was the latest measure to eat into their budgets as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's government introduces reforms aimed at reviving the economy of Africa's most populous nation. (Photo by FAWAZ OYEDEJI / AFP)