Fuel subsidy
Fuel Subsidy: Tinubu commissions Zulum’s 107 electric/gas buses, taxis
… President calls Zulum “Hope Renewed” President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday in Maiduguri commissioned a fleet of 107 gas and electric-powered buses as well as taxis in the second phase of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s metro transport scheme. The scheme aims to cushion effects of fuel subsidy withdrawal. The commissioning ceremony took place […]
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Fuel Subsidy: Dilemma for Pro Subsidy Removal, Showdown between Marketers and Masses, and Lesson from Thermal Shock Phenomena.
By Bilyamin Abdulmumin Since the return of democracy in Nigeria, successive governments have been contemplating the removal of fuel subsidies. The then government of President Olusegun Obasanjo saw multiple fuel price hikes, from the 20 nairas per litre it inherited from the transitional military government to the last fuel hike that was particularly unforgettable. In […]
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OIL SUBSIDY: Coalition Of Civil Society, NGOs Backs Tinubu’s Withdrawal of PMS Subsidy
By Mu’azu Abubakar Albarkawa, Kaduna Over 150 civil society and non-government organizations, under the umbrella of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), have expressed their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to remove fuel subsidies. The groups criticized former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for pursuing unpopular deregulation programs. According to Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the […]
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Thread of Deception: Nigeria’s Subsidy Burden
By Umar Yakubu What if we built more refineries, a vision we hold dear, to accommodate our growth, as population does appear. No longer letting our refineries decay, year after year, preserving their essence, their value held near. What if the funds earmarked for Turn Around Maintenance were truly utilized, not lost in mismanagement’s […]
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MY PRESIDENT: Review Subsidy Removal Policy, Please – Tilde
By Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde, Bauchi. 3 June 2023 As a supporter of your Presidency, I feel compelled to write this piece of advice for your benefit and that of the nation. It is not a one-off. Many of its kind may follow whenever there is a hot issue at hand that warrants the […]
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Fuel Subsidy: CISLAC Queries Federal Government Over $800m World Bank’s Loan
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has queried the Federal Government over the World Bank’s $800 million loan to the country, as a palliative to cushion the effect of the proposed fuel subsidy removal by June. CISLAC’s Executive Director, Auwal Musa-Rafsanjani, in a statement on Friday, lamented the nonchalant attitude displayed by the […]
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The Faith await us after subsidy removal
By Ibrahim Idris. It’s already New Year but a very sad one, with the impending petrol price hike in Nigeria this year. To Nigerians is not a Happy New Year as it is said all over the globe, it will be insincere to say Happy New Year to a people who are in clear […]
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Fuel Subsidy Removal: The Needless Furore
By Maryam Shetty Mr President is in the eye of the storm recently for bravely realizing the inevitable expungement of the fuel subsidy in Nigeria, brave due to the extreme furore and knee jerk reaction by some gullible and credulous Nigerians, who are convinced that, this decision is most inhumane and anti-masses. Yet, conflictingly, deep […]
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