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Just in Peter Obi knocks Tinubu, says subsidy should be removed with conditions

June 6, 2023 0 Comment

The third-placed candidate at the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi has condemned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration for removing subsidy on petrol without providing immediate palliatives to cushion the potential effects of the...

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Breaking: NLC, TUC call off planned strike

admin June 5, 2023 0 Comment

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their strike, originally planned for Wednesday. The decision followed the meeting between representatives from the federal government and the organised labour...

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Governor Makinde constitutes committee to review minimum wage

admin June 5, 2023 0 Comment

Oyo state government has constituted a committee to review the thirty thousand naira minimum wage to meet up with present-day economic realities as a result of the subsidy removal. Announcing the committee at a...

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Industrial court stops NLC from embarking on planned strike

admin June 5, 2023 0 Comment

The National Industrial Court in Abuja has stopped the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) from embarking on its planned strike. The strike slated for Wednesday over fuel subsidy removal was halted by the court on...

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Subsidy: Kwara Governor reduces work days to three as palliative for state civil servants

June 5, 2023 0 Comment

The Kwara State Head of Service, Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole announced today, Monday, that the State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has directed that the workdays be reduced from five days to three days per...

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Competition will force down the price of petrol with time – NNPCL boss

admin June 1, 2023 0 Comment

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPCL) has allayed the concerns of Nigerians about the rising cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, saying the price will come down in a matter of...

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Subsidy Removal: In Line with Atiku’s, Obi’s Campaign Promises

Akeem Alao June 1, 2023 1 Comment

On Monday, May 29, 2023, during his inaugural speech, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria announced his administration’s intention to eliminate petroleum subsidies. The president stated that the funds previously allocated to subsidies would...

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Labour meeting with FG ends in stalemate as fuel price hits over ₦600/litre

June 1, 2023 0 Comment

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Fuel subsidy: President Tinubu unveils parliative measures to alleviate sufferings by Nigerians

admin May 31, 2023 0 Comment

Hon Ademola Adegoroye, the former Minister of State for Transportation, has promised Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will soon put in place well-thought-out measures to ease the hardships caused by the removal of...

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Fuel subsidy cannot continue — NNPC

admin May 20, 2023 0 Comment

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says the federal government can no longer afford to provide fuel subsidies, saying that it benefits the rich more than those who are in the lower level...