Niger closes service stations at night and bans fuel sales in jerrycans
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alwihda Info
In Niger, service stations must close to the public from 9pm to 6am, except those designated to remain open, and the sale of fuel in jerrycans outside stations is banned. The temporary measures, in force since 19 October 2026, are intended to facilitate deliveries and replenishment by the Nigerien Petroleum Company, according to the ministries concerned.
The Nigerien government is ordering service stations to close from 9pm to 6am and banning the sale of fuel in jerrycans from 19 October, Alwihda Info reports. The temporary measures are intended to improve the regularity of supplies of petroleum products.
They were announced jointly by the ministers of the Interior, Petroleum, and Trade and Industry. The government has already introduced emergency restrictions on fuel sales in Niger.
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