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Fuel Scarcity: Women Dominate Black Market Business In Rivers
As most filling stations
in Port Harcourt and its environs have have remained closed for lack of petroleum products, women have taken over the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol in jerry cans in all parts of the state.
The Tide correspondent observed that the sale of petrol in jerry cans along major roads and streets in the state had become a legal business for livelihood.
It was gathered that the women got their products at night from filling stations that had earlier claimed not to have the product instead of selling it to the motoring publics in the day.
The business had been described as very lucrative for both the filling station operators and those who sell with jerry cans, otherwise known as ‘black marketers.’
They operate on different sizes of jerry cans, depending on how many litres of fuel their patronisers would be able to afford.
The Tide correspondent also gathered that apart from selling the petroleum product on the streets, they also display them at the front of the filling stations, where their prospective customers would be attracted to buy, as the particular filling station does not have the product to sell through their pumps.
It was further gathered that 10 litres of petrol were sold at N1,500 at the ‘black market,’ while at filling station it was N900.
Collins Barasimeye
Business
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Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
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Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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