Subsidy: Tinubu Directs Shettima, Govs to Review Minimum Wage As Nigerians grapple with the aftershocks of the fuel subsidy removal, President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council to come up with inputs on palliatives and the minimum wage review as part of measures...

FG Will Save N10trn On Fuel, FX Subsidies Removal - CPPE   Nigeria is going to save about N10tn annually by the elimination of subsidies on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, and foreign exchange, a report released on Sunday by Centre for the Promotion of...

We Now Spend Above N400bn Monthly on Subsidy - NNPCL The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Friday, revealed that the amount spent as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, had crossed N400bn monthly. NNPCL’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed this at...

FG Blames Vandalism, Theft, Subsidy As Nigeria’s N9trn Oil Revenue Becomes Threatened Nigeria’s oil production slumped by 28 million barrels between January and July 2022, threatening the Federal Government’s N9.37tn oil and gas revenue target by the end of the year. The Federal Government, in the...

DisCos Blame FG On Failed N100bn Subsidy After Privatisation   The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has blamed the federal government for failing to provide a N100 billion fund and other promises after the 2013 privatisation to ensure the Distribution Companies (DisCos) improve services. According to...

Reps Subsidy, Refineries Repairs’ Panel May Invite NNPC, Marketers   The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on the State of Refineries in Nigeria has begun investigation of the current state of the country’s four refineries and the amounts spent on the ‘Turn-Around Maintenance’ of the...