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21 Mar
The prices of premium motor spirit (PMS) and of automotive gas oil (AGO) rose by 157.57 per cent and 50.2 per cent respectively in the 12 months covering February 2023 to last month.
27 Feb
Workers in the informal sector of the economy have shown support for the planned two-day national mass protest by organised labour and civil society organisations, urging the government to put an end to the hardship the citizens are currently battling with.
4 Jan
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has denied reports that plans are ongoing to increase the pump price of petrol. There were reports of a clash between fuel marketers and Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over whether the government was still paying subsidy. It was then reported that petrol will now cost…
15 Dec
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday strongly condemned the World Bank’s recommendation to the Federal Government to increase the price of a litre of fuel from N600 to N750. NLC in a statement said the call by the World Bank's recommendation is a threat to Nigeria's economy as a whole. "We vehemently reject the…
17 Aug 2023
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has explained what it aims to achieve with the emergency $3billion crude oil repayment loan it secured. NNPC Limited in a statement on Wednesday said it secured the crude-for-cash funding from African Export-Import (AFRIEXIM) Bank headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. On Thursday, it disclosed what Nigerians need to…
24 Jul 2023
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has faulted the new increase in fuel pump price by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government not to take the patience of poor Nigerians who reluctantly bear the dire consequences of the over 300 per cent fuel price increase, for granted.
21 Jul 2023
“It is a grave violation of the public trust and constitutional oath of office for members of the National Assembly to unjustifiably increase their own budget at a time when over 137 million poor Nigerians are living in extreme poverty...
20 Jul 2023
A civil society organization - Advocacy for Positive Behavioural Patterns Initiative, has urged President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to as a matter of urgency, address hike in fuel price to reduce inflation rate for the sake of the teaming masses.
29 Jun 2023
Human rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani has hit out at Nigerian oil marketers for projecting that petrol will be sold at N700 per litre in some parts of the country.
12 Jun 2023
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council, has urged the federal, state and local governments to make available adequate....
5 Jun 2023
Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has urged President Bola Tinubu and other elected public office holders to intensify efforts at healing political wounds from the last general elections and managing the nation’s diversity well.
2 Jun 2023
The Nigeria Labour Congess (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike from next Wednesday. NLC President Joe Ajaero made the announcement after an emergency meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) in Abuja. The congress said it took the decision due to the fuel shortages across the country, following President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech in…

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