Nigerians face power rationing and fuel price surge to N1,500

African coverage focuses on how the war‑driven fuel shock is hitting already fragile economies like Nigeria and South Africa. Nigerian reports stress that petrol prices of N1,330–N1,500 per litre are forcing people to ration electricity and cut back on work and travel, while South African officials scramble to offer temporary relief. Commentators in this block often argue that global conflicts and local market practices are combining to deepen hardship for ordinary Africans.

• •Nigerian petrol prices have reached up to N1,500 per litre despite a price cut announced by Dangote.
• •Nigerian households are rationing generator use and limiting movement because they cannot afford current fuel prices.
• •Fuel marketers in Nigeria are selling above the reduced Dangote price, citing higher import and distribution costs linked to the US–Iran war.
• •South Africa’s finance and energy ministers have announced short‑term measures to cushion consumers from rising fuel prices.
• •African economies that rely on imported fuel are facing higher inflation as transport and food costs rise with global oil prices.