The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has advised President Bola Tinubu to immediately deploy measures to address the ensuing difficulties associated with the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. In a congratulatory message written by the NBA President, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yakubu Maikyau, to President Tinubu on Tuesday, June 13, the …
Read More »Subsidy removal: Edo govt reduces school days to three
As part of measures to cushion the effect of the removal of petrol subsidy, the Edo State Government reduced the number of days for operations at public basic and junior secondary schools in the state from five to three beginning from June 13. The Chairman, Edo State Universal Basic …
Read More »Edo students to attend school 3 days per week over subsidy removal
The Edo government is pulling all the stops to ensure that the impact of the fuel subsidy removal isn’t too unbearable for the state’s residents. The Edo State Government has asked students to attend school three times a week to lessen the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on parents.
Read More »Subsidy: Nigeria no longer father Christmas to neighbouring countries- President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has justified the removal of fuel subsidy, saying that the country cannot continue feeding “smugglers”and acting as Father Christmas to neighbouring countries. A statement released by Director of Information in the State House, Abiodun Oladunjoye, disclosed that President said this during an interactive session with the …
Read More »Fuel subsidy removal: Nigerian man stops giving his neighbours a lift after they dismissed his plea for some money to buy petrol
A Nigerian man has shared an interesting story about how he has stopped giving his neighbours a lift after he asked them for a token to buy fuel due to the increase in petrol pump price. Following the removal of fuel subsidy, Petrol pump price has risen across the …
Read More »Oil marketers meet President Tinubu; declare support for oil subsidy removal
President Tinubu on Wednesday June 7, met with the Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) at the Presidential villa. At the meeting, the oil marketers pledged their support to the President over the recent removal of oil subsidy. Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, …
Read More »‘It is organized crime’ – Peter Obi details how he would have removed fuel subsidy if he were the president
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has broken his silence on the much-criticised move to remove subsidy payment on Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol, which has skyrocketed prices of fuel and increased cost of goods and services in …
Read More »Fuel Subsidy: I feel so happy that we didn’t make a mistake electing President Bola Tinubu – Nyesom Wike (video)
Former governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike says the decision of President Bola Tinubu to remove petroleum subsidy, proves that “Nigerians didn’t make mistakes” electing him. During his inaugural speech on May 29, Tinubu declared that “petrol subsidy is gone”, a pronouncement that led to increase of fuel price …
Read More »NLC and TUC suspend planned strike over fuel subsidy removal
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has suspended its plans to embark on strike on Wednesday, June 7, over the removal of fuel subsidy. The suspension was taken after its leaders had a closed-door meeting with the representatives of the Federal Government at the …
Read More »President Tinubu’s asseveration on the subsidy indaba was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – Hon Obahiagbon
Hon.Pat, much thanks for bamboozling us with your grammatical innocuous ( make I follow you blow grammar too), but, unfortunately, we all have been scammed to believe that government pays “subsidy” for fuel! THERE’S NOTHING, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE FUEL SUBSIDY! IT’S ALL SCAM. NO PENNY, CENT, DOLLAR, KOBO, SHISHI WAS …
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