People wait to refill their jerrycans and fuel tanks at a fuel station in Lagos on September 4, 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)