Tag: fuel scarcity

FG spends N40.1bn daily as fuel subsidy hits N600 per litre – Operators
Oil and Gas

FG spends N40.1bn daily as fuel subsidy hits N600 per litre – Operators

Oil operators on Sunday revealed that the Federal Government spends N40.1bn daily when subsidising every litre of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol by at least N600. According to data obtained from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, this also means that the government is spending about N1.243tn on fuel subsidies every month. Also, the […]

Energy

End NNPC’s monopoly, oil marketers tell FG

Amid the lingering fuel scarcity rocking the country, oil marketers have urged the Federal Government to put an end to the monopolistic privilege enjoyed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The marketers under the auspices of the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria said this during a briefing with newsmen said as part of permanent […]

Nigerians bought petrol N191.65 per litre September- NBS
Oil and Gas

Petrol price rose to N173.08 in May –NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics says the average retail price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) increased to N173.08 in May. This is according to the NBS Premium Motor Spirit Price Watch for May, 2022 released in Abuja on Saturday. The report said the increase indicates a 2.99 per cent increase when compared […]