Fuel subsidy removal

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation flagged off the distribution of grants to vulnerable groups in Kogi State. The N20,000 cash grant is a way of ameliorating poverty and cushioning the effect of fuel…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved the payment of wage award to civil servants and pensioners as a measure to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal. In a release signed by the governor's spokesperson, Malam Olawale…

The Nigerian National Assembly has launched eight (8) new coaster buses provided by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Magaji Tambuwal, to ease the transportation of parliamentary staff. Speaking during the launch and handover of the…

The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki says the state government has placed orders for new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-buses to boost its fleet for the state’s free transport scheme. This is against the backdrop of the recent fuel subsidy…

The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has announced strategic steps his government is commencing immediately to cushion the harsh effects of the fuel subsidy removal on citizens of Anambra. Soludo, who made…

The Kwara State Government, North Central Nigeria has received two trucks containing 1,200 bags of rice from the Federal Government. The state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed its immediate distribution to the less…

The Anambra State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, joined her counterpart across the country in a peaceful protest over the hardship in the country as a result of the fuel subsidy removal. Presenting his…

The Chairman, Palliative Committee on Subsidy Removal and Governor of Kebbi, Dr Nasir Idris, has assured Nigerians that efforts were on to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal. The governor gave the assurance when members of the…

The Senate has constituted an ad hoc committee to investigate the fuel subsidy regime of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). This followed the adoption of a motion by Senator Patrick Chinwuba of the All Progressives…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday night suspended their strike scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, 2023. READ ALSO: Subsidy: Industrial Court stops Organised Labour from planned strike The…