•Nigerian workers and Tinubu Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have accused the federal government of benefiting from increased oil revenues arising from the recent surge in fuel prices while workers and other Nigerians struggle with rising transportation costs, food prices and declining purchasing power. T...
•Tinubu and fuel nozzle The Northern States Christian Elders Forum (NOSCEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently reverse the latest increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol, saying the development will further worsen the economic hardship confronting Nigerians. In a press statement signed by...
•Demonstrators block a road with flaming tires while protesting hikes to fuel prices in al-Bab, northeast of Aleppo in northern Syria, yesterday Syrians yesterday held demonstrations in various parts of the country for the second consecutive day over the government’s decision to increase fuel prices due to the Middle East war. They mark the f...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State In view of the recent hike in the price of petrol across the country, Governor Seyi Makinde has announced a ₦10,000 monthly transportation support fund for civil servants in Oyo State, to run for an initial period of three months. The governor made the declaration during the supervision of […]
•Fuel scarcity House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has raised fresh concerns over a looming increase in fuel prices, warning that Nigeria may soon witness a return of fuel scarcity and long queues if urgent measures are not taken. Following the recent escalation of the war in the Middle East, Nigeria has reco...
•Nigerian Labour Congress Nigerian workers, under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), have voiced out its frustrations over the crisis rocking the Middle East, asking the federal government to come to the aid of Nigerians to cushion the adverse effect of the recent increment in petrol prices. It insisted that government must find [...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has approved a 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on diesel and premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol. This was announced in a letter dated October 21, 2025, where the private secretary to the president, Damilotun Aderemi, conveyed Tinubu’s approval to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Ni...
•Fuel queue Nigerians have expressed dismay over the recent fuel price increase by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (NNPCL), saying it would worsen poverty among the citizens. Fuel which previously sold for N897 in Abuja, the nation’s capital, currently sells for N1,030, reports Daily Trust. In Lagos, the product which previous...
•Workers trekking to offices A cross-section of Nigerian workers today expressed growing frustration over the increasing cost of transportation, attributing it to the persistent rise in fuel prices. In separate interviews with our correspondents, the workers decried the impact of high transportation costs on their finances and overall well-bei...
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