Tag: Fuel Subsidy
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Nigeria on brink of collapse over subsidy removal – Catholic Bishops lament
Following the removal of fuel subsidy, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, (CBCN) has said the effects has put the country on the brink of collapse.
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Subsidy: Why FG meeting with labour unions did not hold
The scheduled meeting between the Federal Government and the labour unions did not hold as expected on Friday
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Everywhere don red – By Francis Ewherido
I am not an economist. If you want to listen to or read real economic analysis, both the ones you understand and the ones that are alien to you, go and listen to Mr. Bismarck Rewane and his likes. But I did economics in secondary school and got a credit, plus what I have learnt…
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Subsidy Removal: NULGE demands 300% minimum wage increment
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has called for 300 per cent increment in the minimum wage for workers across all sectors due to the inflation caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. NULGE National President, Mr Ambali Olatunji, said this in a communique jointly
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Fuel Subsidy Removal: NEC endorses mass deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved the planned mass deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles to all states for public The Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, made the statement on Thursday in Abuja.
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PDP vehemently condemns petrol price hike
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the increase in the price of petrol to N617 per liter is excessive, unacceptable and unjustified.
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Drama as Reps reject motion to suspend fuel price increase
There was mild drama on the floor of the Nigerian House of Representatives on Wednesday as Reps debated and rejected an amendment motion to suspend the latest increase in the price of fuel.
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Colleges of Education staff reduce work days in protest
The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has directed its members nationwide to go to work two days weekly until the Federal Government yields to its demand of 200 per cent increase in salary.
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Petrol queues resurface nationwide as NNPC confirms price hike
The hike in the pump price of petrol first reported in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Tuesday morning, has trickled down to other parts of the country, resulting in fuel queues.
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BREAKING: Fuel price jumps to N617 per litre
The price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, has jumped to N617 per litre overnight.