bank, communication companies and others may shut down because of fuel scarcity

 


As Nigerians continue to suffer under the current acute fuel scarcity, Telecommunication giants like Airtel, MTN and Etisalat have shut down their operations in certain areas across the country.

As a follow up to this development, Etisalat has issued a statement, saying its services will be disrupted as a result of the continuous fuel scarcity been experienced in the country.The statement released on Monday notified its customers of a possible disruption of service, adding that management is working to ensure that the current problem is abated on time. 

The statement further appealed to affected customers to bear with management of Etisalat over the development.

Relatively, in a text message to its customer, Airtel, another telecommunication network whose service is currently been affected by the fuel scarcity, appealed for understanding on the part of the customers, while assuring them that efforts are on to turn the situation around.

In its message to customers, Airtel says, “Dear Valued Customer, this is to inform you that due to nationwide fuel crisis, our services may experience some strain. We are doing everything possible to manage the situation. Thank you for understanding.”

A notice from the Management of MTN says that they have low diesel supply and might shut down services in Nigeria within the next 24 hours if diesel isn’t available. Diesel Scarcity Jeopardizes MTN Operations.

The Management of MTN states that the current diesel scarcity in most parts of Nigeria is posing a significant threat to quality of service and the ability to optimally operate the

network.

According to the Corporate Services Executive, Akinwale Goodluck:

“Most of our base stations and switches are powered round-the-clock by Diesel Generators and the current fuel shortage has drastically reduced the availability of diesel supply to key locations”.

MTN’s available reserves of diesel are running low that the company must source for a significant quantity of diesel in the very near future to prevent a shut down of services across Nigeria. if diesel supplies are not received within the next 24 hours the network will be seriously degraded and customers will feel the impact.

MTN is working with all stakeholders to ensure services remain. MTN sincerely apologizes for any outages and inconvenience that may occur and seeks the understanding of customers at this time.

Furthermore, Commercial banks in the country are also closing offices. The first to announce the development is Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB. In its announcement, it said that its branches will close at 1pm beginning from Monday across the country.

Also affected are airline operators that have temporarily put their operations on hold due to unavailability of aviation fuel. .