The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has raised concerns over the Tinubu-led federal government’s continued reliance on borrowing despite the removal of petrol subsidy. Speaking during an interview on News Central TV today, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) warned that weak fiscal discipline could undermine the gains e...
•Poor Nigerian children and Tinubu About 63 per cent of Nigerians fell below the poverty line after the removal of petrol subsidy by the present regime of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, according to a new study that examined the welfare impact of the country’s recent economic reforms. The research, presented at a stakeholders’ dialogue organised...
•Solomon Dalung A former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has said that the removal of the fuel subsidy has not delivered the expected relief, adding that it has instead resulted in poverty, hunger, inflation, and insecurity. At his swearing-in in May 2023, President Bola Tinubu declared an end to the subsidy regime with his famous [&hellip...
•Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi The Nigeria Customs Service has shed light on the continued smuggling of petrol across the country’s borders, despite the elimination of fuel subsidies. According to the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, the practice remains attractive to smugglers due to the s...
•Fuel queue A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu, says the Tinubu-led federal government under the ruling party is not doing the right thing to assuage the sufferings of Nigerians occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy. Chukwu, who was Nigeria’s Minister of Health under President Goodlu...
•Ezekwesili and Tinubu Former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has called for the deregulation of the nation’s petroleum sector, saying the removal of subsidy on petroleum products by President Bola Tinubu is not enough. She made this call last night on Channels Television where she also took a swipe at the political class, describing...
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