Marketers Counter FG, Insist Fuel Subsidy Has Returned   Oil marketers, on Tuesday, countered the position of the Federal Government, as they insisted that the current pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, should not be less than N800/litre if there was no subsidy...

Gov Abba Flags-Off Palliatives Distribution to 500,000 Households in Kano   Determined to ease the effects of economic hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy and fullfill campaign promises, Kano state Governor, Alh Abba Kabir Yusuf has launched the distribution of palliatives to 500,000 households...

Kenya Govt Makes U-turn, Reinstates Small Fuel Subsidy Kenya has reinstated a small subsidy to stabilise retail fuel prices for the next 30 days, the energy regulator said late on Monday, in a reversal of government policy following public anger over the high cost of...

Marketers Push For Petrol Price Hike Amid Deregulation   Oil marketers are clamouring that market indicators should determine the price movement of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, even if it means the price could potentially reach N700. This comes after a 165 per cent...

N8,000-per-family policy: Why World Bank proposal is bad for Nigeria, By Tope Fasua   As I type this, many Nigerians – especially the more comfortable, social media savvy ones – are freaking out over the plan of the Federal Government to pay N8,000 monthly to 12...

Rafsanjani Urges FG to Redirect Fuel Subsidy Savings to Infrastructure, Not 'Insensitive' N8,000 Monthly Palliative   Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, has criticized the proposed N8,000 monthly palliative by the Federal Government for 12 million households, calling it insensitive. He...