Fuel subsidy

At independence in 1960, Nigeria was envisioned by its founding fathers as a nation that would be united, peaceful, progressive, and prosperous. There was high expectation that her abundant human and natural resources would propel her…

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 House of Representatives has urged the federal government to as a matter of urgency implement palliative measures to mitigate the effects of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerian citizens. This was sequel to a motion of Urgent Public…

The meeting between the Nigerian government and the Trade Union Congress is (TUC) to reconvene on Tuesday, June 6. Speaking to State House Correspondents at the end of the meeting on Sunday evening, a Director in the defunct…

The Nigerian government is currently meeting with representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which started at 16:00 GMT, is said to have been at the instance of the government and is…

A pro-democracy and anti-sabotage group, the Natives in Nigeria, has declared support for the removal of fuel subsidy as announced by President Bola Tinubu, saying no nation can sustain the expense of N400 billion naira monthly on a few…

Ghana has implemented regulatory measures in the downstream sector, including the removal of fuel subsidy to ensure stability in the sector. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana's National Petroleum Authority, NPA, Abdul Hamid stated…

The House of Representatives Special Ad-hoc Committee investigating fuel subsidy has invited the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Okolieaboh Sylvia to provide relevant financial transactions on fuel subsidy between 2013 and 2022.…

The House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee investigating the Nigeria’s subsidy payments on petroleum products since 2013 to date, has summoned the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Chairman of the Federal Inland…