TUC Rejects 15% Fuel Import Duty   The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC)Festus Osifo, has warned that the Federal Government’s proposed 15 per cent import duty on Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, could further worsen the living conditions of Nigerians amid rising...

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has assured Nigerians that its planned strike, scheduled to commence on Monday, will not result in petrol scarcity.

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the federal government’s proposed 5 per cent tax on petroleum products, describing it as “economic wickedness” against citizens already weighed down by hardship.

NNPC Says Prolonged Neglect Hampering Refinery Rehabilitation   The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Bayo Ojulari, has declared that fixing the country’s refineries under NNPC’s management has been difficult due to the neglect of the plants for decades. He also...

Political Interference Destroying Nigeria’s Refineries - PENGASSAN The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has reiterated that Nigeria’s moribund refineries can only function optimally if the Federal Government ends political interference in the state-owned assets. The union argued that years of political...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has stated that the country would need an estimated $120bn to construct its federal road network, a sum that is roughly four times the size of its annual budget.