Fuel Subsidy

May 02, (THEWILL) - Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said it would be a miracle for the Federal and State Governments to pay salaries beyond June 2023 without depending on massively printing money or removing fuel subsidy. According to...

The confusion trailing the planned removal of fuel subsidy in Nigeria is not only shocking but also unnecessary. This is coming as most Nigerians believe that the fuel subsidy regime, which is costing the country a whopping N3.36 trillion...

Nigerians Lament Current Realities Tales of Woes Over Failed Promises By SAMUEL DIALA with UKANDI ODEY, SAMUEL UHUEGBU, DAVID OWEI, SEGUN AYINDE and UDEME UTIP There is palpable fear in the land. Everywhere you turn Nigerians, male or female, old...

April 28, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government on Friday, denied reports that it has suspended the removal of fuel subsidy. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made the clarification in a statement signed by Yunusa Tanko...

April 28, (THEWILL) - Organised Labour in Nigeria has described the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the removal of fuel subsidy as the “best option.” Head of Information, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Benson Upah, made this known while reacting to...

April 27, (THEWILL) - The National Economic Council (NEC) has suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this on...

April 19, (THEWILL) – The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), has said it is in support of the Federal Government’s plan to remove oil subsidy from June 2023. MOMAN’s position comes amid strong opposition from mainstream labour...

April 18, (THEWILL) - The more you try to understand Nigeria, the more confused you get. A nation that has all it takes to be so great and be the envy of other nations is wallowing in chaos dubiously...

Stakeholders and industry experts have raised the alarm over the $800 million World Bank facility secured by the Federal Government to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) disclosed in January that it...

As an Albatross that it is, the controversial issue of removal or non-removal of fuel subsidy has once again come to the front burner of public discourse, heating up the Nigerian polity. As the nation inches to the date...