Fuel queues that were witnessed across the country have began to disappear barely 24 hours after the Nigerian National Petroleum Company adjusted the pump price of petrol by nearly 200 per cent.
Some Nigerians who cannot afford to purchase Fuel at the new rate had to abandon their vehicles to opt for other means of transportation in the federal capital territory Abuja. A member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Haruna Jilantikiri, has opted for an electric bicycle instead of a car due to the high cost of fuel in the country.
In the meantime, The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited Mele Kyari while fielding questions from journalists at the end of the closed-door meeting with members of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that some palliatives be put in place to cushion the effect of subsidy removal on Nigerians.
The President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Festus Osifo on Thursday, spoke about why the federal government has failed to remove subsidies over the years.
Grammy Nominated Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti who made headlines last month, after he was filmed assaulting a police officer on the third mainland bridge has accused supporters of Peter Obi, popularly known as Obidients of trying to set him up following his arrest by the Nigerian Police. The controversial singer made the allegations in a video posted on instagram.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday released a new video on instagram, capturing snippets of his inauguration on May 29th, at the eagle square in Abuja, with the caption, Welcome to the era of the Renewed Hope.
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