Tag: fuel subsidy removal
Removal of fuel subsidy a positive step – SDP
Agunloye said the removal of fuel subsidy, if well-handled, could impact positively on both the economic growth and development of…
Subsidy a draining pipe of the nation’s resources, says Pan-Niger Delta Forum
“It will just be an evil day postponed because subsidy is a draining pipe of the nation’s resources.
FCT residents react to petrol subsidy removal
Mrs Juliet Lewis, a resident of Abaji Area Council, said that the average Nigerian would be seriously affected, "because, once…
Rhodes-Vivour reacts to fuel subsidy removal
President Bola Tinubu had on Monday during his inaugural speech, announced that the federal government can no longer afford to…
Tinubu took best decision by removing fuel subsidy – Fayose
According to Fayose, many governments had come and paid lip service to all these issues, saying it was time to…
Fuel scarcity: World Bank chiefs in Nigeria support subsidy removal
As fuel scarcity crisis is biting the people, World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri and Marco Hernandez, the…
NLC gives FG condition for subsidy withdrawal
The NLC said that labour would continue to resist subsidy removal until proper mechanisms were put in place to reduce…
LCCI recommends phased fuel subsidy removal
The LCCI DG said the phased subsidy removal should be accompanied by complementary investment in critical infrastructure aimed at supporting…
Breaking: FG suspends planned petrol subsidy removal
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, had planned a nationwide protest on the planned subsidy removal on 27 January.
Fuel subsidy: Nigerian governors move to halt nationwide strike
All 36 states governors met and discussed issues of national importance including removal of subsidy and Electoral Amendment Bill.
Nigerian youths in diaspora kick against N145 petrol
Nigerian youths living abroad have supported the removal of petrol subsidy by the Buhari government, but simultaneously opposed the price…
ICAN commends FG over subsidy removal
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Ikeja District Society, has today commended the Federal Government over the deregulation…
Union urges Buhari to reject call for naira devaluation, fuel subsidy removal
The National Union of Textile and Garment Workers of Nigeria (NUTGWN) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to reject the call…
Subsidy Report: I Have Been Vindicated —Yishawu
The lawmaker representing Eti-Osa Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Gbolahan Yishawu, has said that the report…
Police Arraign 3 For Murder
Three persons, Friday Adebisi, 25; Joseph Adebisi, 22 and Sheu Usman, 25, all residents of Aiyetoro area, Ilorin, were on…
ASUP Commends Nigerians
The southwest chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (Zone C), has commended the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade…
Lawyers Back Suspension Of Strike
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) says it supports the organised labour’s decision to suspend its strike because it will pave…
More Pains For Lagosians As Lagos Plans To Increase Land Use Charge
Lagosians, especially tenants are in for more pains as the Lagos State Government is set to increase Land Use Charge…
NLC, TUC Threaten To Sanction Members Over Strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Cross River have threatened to sanction members who failed…
Police Kill 3 In Lagos, Kano
The ongoing nationwide protest against fuel subsidy removal, recorded its first casualty today in Lagos when a young man was…
ACN warns Jonathan: Let fuel subsidy stay
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has re-stated its opposition to the plan by the federal government to remove fuel…