Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been photographed at his official residence in the United Kingdom, amidst an ongoing fuel crisis back home in Nigeria. Buhari, who served as President from 2015 to 2023, handed over power to his successor, Bola Tinubu, on May 29, 2023. Meanwhile, back in Nigeria, the pump price of petrol…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps has said that its operatives arrested seven suspected miscreants during last Thursday’s fuel hike protest by commercial vehicle operators in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. The suspects, according to a statement issued on Saturday by the Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in Kwara command, Ayoola Michael, were allegedly involved…
Benson Upah is the spokesperson for the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). In this interview with Weekend Trust, he expressed concern that the price of fuel may increase to N5,000 per litre. He added that the recent increase runs contrary to the agreement the union reached with the federal government. During the week, the price of…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has said it has no desire or intention to be the sole offtaker of petrol produced by the Dangote Refinery Limited, DRL. NNPC Ltd said this while reacting to claim by the Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, which claims that the Dangote Refinery Limited (DRL) is being undermined…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says foreign exchange illiquidity has been a significant factor influencing the fluctuation in prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. These, it said, are governed by unrestricted free market forces, as provided for in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the newest…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has warned Nigerians to get ready to witness more fuel scarcity. The warning was given by Adedapo Segun, Executive Vice President of NNPCL (Downstream), during a televised interview on Thursday. Segun’s warning comes on the heels of the recent fuel price hike, which has already…
The national leadership of the Emerging Leaders Forum of Nigeria (ELFON), has called for protest against NNPC Chairman, Mele Kyari over increment in fuel pump price. ELFON, an umbrella body for Leaders of Youth Professional bodies, Ethnic youth organisations and young business owners directed all her 36 state chapters to mobilize 100 Nigerian Youth each…
LThe National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has called for the immediate rescind of the recently reviewed price of the Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. In a statement released on Wednesday, 4th September 2024, Comrade Kur Isaac Ushahemba, the Senate President of the organization, said the obnoxious increment of PMS…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the Presidency has said at no time did President Bola Tinubu promise the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) that his administration would not increase the pump price of fuel. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Print Media, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, said this on Tuesday, in…
