Tag: Subsidy
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Subsidy: SERAP drags Tinubu to court over failure to prove payments
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over “the failure to probe the allegations that USD$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing and unaccounted.”
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Subsidy removal: I feel your pain – Tinubu begs Nigerians
President Bola Tinubu has admitted that the recent removal of fuel subsidy has imposed hardship on the general public
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SERAP sues Tinubu over ‘missing $2.1bn, N3.1trn subsidy payments’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “missing subsidy payments”. The organisation is seeking a probe of allegations that $2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion
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Obi clarifies position on subsidy removal
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has declared his support for the removal of fuel subsidies.
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Breaking! Industrial Court halts NLC planned strike for Wednesday
The National Industrial Court has halted the planned industrial action by the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC slated for Wednesday over withdrawal of fuel subsidy. The verdict was given on Monday by Justice O.Y.Anuwe and next hearing fixed for June 19. Details shortly…
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Subsidy removal: Tinubu knows what Nigerians are going through- Oshiomhole
The former governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that President Bola Tinubu was aware of the effect the removal of the fuel subsidy is having on Nigerians.
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Fuel subsidy removal: Tinubu is working on palliatives – APC
Prof. Tai Balofin, Chairman APC USA, on Sunday in Abuja said Nigerians should trust President Bola Tinubu to work out palliatives to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. He said this while speaking with NAN, adding that the challenges that came with the development would
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Breaking! NLC declares nationwide strike from next week Wednesday
The Nigerian Labour Congress NLC has declared a nationwide strike starting from next week Wednesday. This is coming amid fuel shortages across the country occasioned by President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech in which he declared that “fuel subsidy is gone”. NLC President Joe Ajaero made the announcement after an emergency meeting of the union’s National…
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JUST IN: NLC holds emergency NEC meeting on fuel subsidy removal
Following the subsidy removal which has brought about an increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, the Nigeria Labour Congress has commenced an emergency National Executive Council meeting in Abuja. The meeting which started a few minutes past 12 noon has in attendance executive members of the affiliate unions of the congress. The…
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Fuel subsidy not budgeted for in 2023 budget – NNPC
Alhaji Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), has said that contrary to speculations, the immediate past government did not make provisions for petroleum subsidy in 2023 budget. He said this on Thursday in Abuja when he met with the Sen. Abdullahi Adamu-led APC