A fleet of Borno Express buses to provide subsidised transportation The governments of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe have started taking steps to contain the hike in transportation caused by the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the state governments, which operate …
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SUBSIDY REMOVAL PALLIATIVE: Bayelsa State Government Unveils 106 Public Transport Vehicles
The Network of Bayelsa Professionals (NBP) has canvassed support for the governor of the State, Senator Douye Diri in the quest to alleviate the hardships of the people of Bayelsa following the Federal Government’s new increase in the pump price of petroleum. This came as Governor Diri unveiled over 100 …
Read More »SUBSIDY REMOVAL: Tinubu Directs NEC To Kickstart Interventions Process
President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC) led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to kickstart the process of working on interventions to ameliorate the impact of fuel subsidy removal on citizens. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents after leading some major …
Read More »SUBSIDY REMOVAL: Tinubu Meets Oil Marketers
President Bola Tinubu, Wednesday, met with major oil marketers at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja. The oil marketers were led by Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State. The President’s meeting with the oil marketers comes amid the controversy and protests trailing the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit …
Read More »SUBSIDY REMOVAL: Fuel Pump Price Hits N600 In States
Fuel queues which resurfaced across the country on Monday grew longer yesterday, as panic buying by motorists and hoarding by marketers shot the price of petrol as high as N600 per litre. The development followed apprehension created by the removal of subsidy as announced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu …
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