The contract of sale and the consumer of petroleum products in Nigeria: A right without a remedy?

Abstract

When a good is exchanged with money, it is in most cases under a business  atmosphere. In most of such cases a commercial relationship is created which has or should have legal implications and consequences. The essence of this paper is to  appraise the nature of the transaction that takes place between the buyer and the seller of a petroleum product at an outlet: whether it is a full-fledged contract with all the legal effects or just a transaction bereft of any legal relations. If there is a contract, what  type is it and what is the effect of the breach of such a contract or will the consumer who has been injured by the consumption of the petroleum product go without a remedy?