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How rising fuel cost affects fight against hunger - UN
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How rising fuel cost affects fight against hunger – UN

The United Nations has claimed that the fight against extreme hunger in Nigeria, particularly in Northern Nigeria, has escalated due to rising energy prices brought on by the removal of fuel subsidies. According to Nairametrics, the top UN humanitarian representative in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, revealed this on Wednesday in Geneva. He disclosed that 4.3 million people in Nigeria’s […]

NEITI to release old data, says global body
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Subsidy: NEITI faults fuel consumption data, begins investigation

The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has stated that the high PMS consumption data being given by some government entities were false and that research to ascertain Nigeria’s actual fuel consumption had been launched. The Punch reported that the Executive Secretary of NEITI, Ogbonnaya Orji, said this on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking to the press on the sidelines of […]

Subsidy: Daily fuel usage drops from 66m to 41m - Report
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Subsidy: Daily fuel usage drops from 66m to 40m – Report

The withdrawal of fuel subsidies, announced by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, has cut Nigerians’ daily use of petrol from 66 million to 40 million. According to Vanguard, this information was made public by the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, following the National Economic Council’s inaugural meeting on Thursday at the Presidential […]

Fuel subsidy is gone, Tinubu tells Nigerians
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Subsidy: Edwin Clark backs Tinubu, demands palliatives

By Wilson Adekumola   An elder statesman and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has backed President Bola Tinubu on fuel subsidy removal urging him to prioritise the provision of palliatives to cushion its effect.   The elder stateman made this disclosure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday.   President […]

Marketers predict more fuel queues due to pipeline vandalism
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Group to stage June 12 protest over subsidy removal

A total of 120 civil society organizations have designated Monday, June 12, as a day of protest against fraud involving fuel subsidies and the increase in fuel prices after President Bola Tinubu’s statement that the subsidies will be removed. The Punch reported that the organizations claimed to have seen firsthand the suffering and chaos that the […]

Petroleum marketers demand lower fees, taxes
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Petroleum marketers demand lower fees, taxes

The Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria has asked President Tinubu to eliminate, reduce, or suspend certain charges and levies until market stability is achieved. Nairametrics reported that this was stated by the Association during a meeting with the president on June 7. The president was given some expectations by the association’s chairman, Dame […]

Nigeria has best return on investments, Tinubu tells Indian investors
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Tinubu meets oil marketers over subsidy removal

Juliet Buna President Bola Tinubu is meeting with major oil marketers at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. According to Channels, the oil marketers were led by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. The President’s meeting with the oil marketers comes amid the controversy and protests trailing the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit […]

Why FG should reveal names of subsidy beneficiaries - NLC
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Why FG should reveal names of subsidy beneficiaries – NLC

The president of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has demanded that the names of people and businesses that have received subsidies be made public. According to Nairametrics, he contended that a private limited business like the NNPCL shouldn’t have the power to set fuel pump prices. The NLC President claimed the argument that market forces are to […]

NLC Northwest Zone suggests N485,000 minimum wage for labourers
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Subsidy: NLC won’t back down on planned strike, says official

The Federal Government, and by extension, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, must act appropriately by returning to the status quo, according to the Nigeria Labour Congress, which has stated that it will not withdraw its intended industrial action for Wednesday. Independent News reported that NLC reaffirmed its stance in a statement released on Sunday by the Head […]

Queues return as IPMAN opposes Tinubu subsidy removal
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Subsidy: IPMAN commends FG over approval for private importers

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has commended the Federal Government for approving the importation of petroleum products by private firms.   The chairman of IPMAN Enugu Depot Community, in charge of Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States, Chinedu Anyaso, said this while reacting to the development in Awka on Sunday, according to the News […]

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Subsidy: FG meets TUC

The Federal Government is in a meeting with the Trade Union Congress at the State House, Abuja, over the removal of fuel subsidy.   The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the TUC Secretary General, Nuhu Toro, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen on Sunday.   The meeting is a follow-up to the earlier […]