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Fuel price hike could cause citizens’ revolt, degenerate insecurity, NLC warns

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2021 0

*Says N5, 000 palliative to 40m Nigerians higher than fuel subsidy *Suspects FG trying to rob Nigerians to pay Nigerians *Urges govt to consider other options Ukpono Ukpong The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that the proposed fuel price hike would open a wide door to unintended social

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Fuel price, electricity tariff hike irreversible – SGF

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has said that the there is no going back on the increment of fuel price as well as the hike in electricity tariff. Boss Mustapha said this during the bilateral meeting between the FG and organized labour at the Presidential Villa banquet […]

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EDITORIAL: No to hike in fuel price, electricity tariff

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2020 0

The recent hike in electricity tariff and price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, has pitted the government of President Muhammadu Buhari against the Nigerian populace, majority of whom wallow in abject poverty. This move which has unsettled all the major consumers of electricity and petrol shows how insensitive the government is to […]

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Marketers panic over potential increase in fuel price

Ihesiulo Grace 3 August 2020 0

It is not an auspicious time for petroleum marketers as there is significant evidence to suggest a possible increase in fuel price when an announcement is made sometime later this month. Daily Times gathered that the fuel price could increase to as high as N150 per litre, sequel to an increase in the price of […]

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Fuel price: PDP insist on N70 per litre, asks FG to stip fleeching Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 3 June 2020 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Federal Government to stop fleecing Nigerians with high fuel price by immediately reducing the pump price to N70 per liter to reflect the appropriate pricing template following the fall in the price of crude oil in the international market.The PDP completely rejected the N121 per liter price […]

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Fuel price review will reduce suffering of masses, RTEAN president

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2020 0

National President of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Alhaji Musa Mohammed at the weekend commended the federal government on the downward review of the pump price of petrol, saying the review will go a long way in ameliorating the suffering of the masses. Alhaji Mohammad made the call at the 11th annual […]

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IPMAN Moves to Normalise Fuel Prices in Ondo, Ekiti, Osun

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2015 0

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nige­ria (IPMAN), Ore Depot, in Ondo State, has promised to normalise fuel prices in Ondo, Ekiti and Osun states The newly inaugurated Chair­man of the Association, Mr. Bayo Olowokere, who disclosed this on Wednesday, while addressing journalists at the inauguration of the association’s executives in Odigbo Local