Fuel Subsidy

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has responded to various claims on the alleged return of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. The minister said those making the claims…
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Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has said the Federal Government was now paying more for fuel subsidy than before. El-Rufai disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after delivering the lead paper at a…
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The Federal Government has commenced distribution of 26,404 bags of maize, millet and sorghum to vulnerable Nigerians in Sokoto State. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, handed over the items and…
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The chairman, House Committee on Navy, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi (APC-Plateau) has denied calling for a probe of the fuel subsidy removal under President Bola Tinubu. Gagdi said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. “The integrity of the…
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The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative Steering Committee, on Friday said seven CNG conversation centers have been established in the country. Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Zacch Adedeji, made this known while handing…
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Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari has given reasons for the return of fuel queues. Queues started resurfacing across filling stations last week, with some persons saying…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed to suspend the industrial action planned for Oct. 3 for 30 days. At the end of a five-hour closed-door meeting, the Union leaders said that all the…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has no agreement with the Federal Government to call off the planned indefinite strike for Oct. 3. Mr Benson Upah, Head of Information and Public Affairs in NLC, said this in a statement on…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC have declared an indefinite strike starting from October 3. The two labor centers have told Nigerians to stockpile foodstuffs because the strike would shut down…
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The Miyetti Allah Association has appealed to the Federal and States to consider its member herders in the distribution of palliatives to cushion the hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. The Chairman of the Kwara Chapter of…
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