Nigerian goment don tok say di current price of petrol for Nigeria still dey far below di global average, even as e don increase recent times.

According to dem, Nigerians dey pay 50 percent less compared to wetin many oda countries dey pay for petrol.

Dis one come as petrol price don rise to between N1,200 and N1,255 per litre, because of di crisis for Middle East wey don scatter global oil market and make prices high.

Wen e dey speak yesterday, di Executive Chairman of Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, say Nigeria petrol price still dey about 50 percent cheaper compared to many parts of di world.

Adedeji talk dis one during di commissioning of NRS headquarters for Abuja, and e note say di way pipo dey complain about high fuel price no really show di true global pricing situation.

According to am, petrol dey sell for around $0.88 per litre for Nigeria, while for United States (US) na about $1.70, and prices for India and South Africa sef dey higher well well.

E give credit to di reforms wey President Bola Tinubu administration bring, especially di support to boost local refining capacity.

Di Tinubu government, wen dem take over, don remove petrol subsidy, wey make prices shoot up from below N200 per litre to over N1,000.

Since den, prices don climb again, wey pass N1,200 per litre for some places, mostly because of external market pressure.

But despite di increases, Adedeji maintain say di policy decisions wey di government take don help make fuel supply stable across di country.

E note say without di reforms, Nigeria for don face serious shortage, long queues, and even higher prices.

Adedeji also talk about how Dangote Refinery dey help improve supply, saying local production don reduce how much Nigeria dey depend on import.

According to am, e don dey easier and better to get fuel from inside di country than to dey depend on shipments from Europe.