In a small factory in Nigeria’s northern Kano city, Muhammad Khamis Umar stares at stacks of plastic products that have not been sold for over a week since new President Bola Tinubu scrapped a fuel subsidy, sharply driving up the cost of petrol.
Most of Umar’s customers came from across Nigeria’s northern states to buy plastic plates, bowls and buckets in bulk, but demand has fallen since transport fares and the cost of filling a vehicle’s tank surged after gasoline prices nearly tripled on May 31.
