Nigeria:   NLC Accuses FG of Bribing Citizens Over Subsidy

Daily Champion, 24 October 2011

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday accused the Federal Government of wasting funds, bribing Nigerians with a view to securing their support for the planned removal of fuel… Read more »

Nigeria:   Fuel Subsidy As Political Agenda

Leadership, 23 October 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan's plan to remove the bogus and money-guzzling subsidy on petroleum products is the new political cat out of the bag, SHUAIB SHUAIB in this analysis… Read more »

Nigeria:   Governors Meet Over Subsidy Deductions

This Day, 23 October 2011

Governors of the 36 states of the federation will meet tomorrow in Abuja to deliberate on the deduction of N250 billion from the Federation Account by the Nigerian National… Read more »

Nigeria:   Subsidy - FG Must Address High Transportation Cost - APGA

This Day, 23 October 2011

The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has urged Federal Government to come up with details of palliative measures that would take care of the likely increase in transport fares… Read more »

Nigeria:   Voices On Fuel Subsidy Removal

Vanguard, 23 October 2011

Subsidy removal will free N1.2 trillion in savings part of which can be deployed in providing safety nets for poor segments of the society to ameliorate the effects of the subsidy… Read more »

Nigeria:   'House of Reps Will Block Subsidy Removal'

Daily Trust, 24 October 2011

The House of Representatives will do everything within its powers to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from removing subsidy on petroleum products, House Deputy minority leader Rep… Read more »

Nigeria:   Fuel Cartel and Related Issues

Vanguard, 23 October 2011

The issue of fuel subsidy has generated so much indignation all over the country. The reason for the heat is obvious; Nigerians readily remember the immediate hikes in the price of… Read more »

Nigeria:   NBA Urges National Assembly Not to Support Oil Subsidy Removal

Daily Trust, 20 October 2011

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, on Wednesday in Lagos urged members of the National Assembly not to endorse the proposed removal of fuel subsidy. Read more »

Nigeria:   Oil Subsidy - Borrow a Leaf From India, Ladoja Urges Jonathan

Daily Champion, 20 October 2011

AS argument over the planned oil subsidy removal persist in the country, former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to borrow a… Read more »

Nigeria:   Fuel Subsidy - NNPC Suspends Deductions From Federation Account

Vanguard, 20 October 2011

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has suspended further deductions from the Federation Account in the name of subsidies for petroleum products which the state… Read more »

Nigeria:   Naccima Vows to Tackle Govt Over Oil Subsidy

This Day, 20 October 2011

Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Wednesday vowed to lock horns with the Federal Government, over its plan to jettison the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Allocation Stalemate - NNPC Suspends Subsidy Deductions

This Day, 20 October 2011

The tension between the Federal Government and the other tiers of government over deductions from the federation account was partially defused Wednesday night with the decision of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Subsidy Plan Squeaks Through House of Reps

Daily Trust, 20 October 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan's 2012-2015 Medium Term Expenditure Frame Work which, among other things, seeks to remove subsidy on petroleum products with effect from January 2012… Read more »

Nigeria:   Oshiomhole - Govt Shielding Fuel Subsidy Fat Cats

Daily Trust, 19 October 2011

The Federal Government is sabotaging efforts to make public the names of individuals who turned the government fuel subsidy into a drain pipe, Edo State Governor Comrade Adams… Read more »

Nigeria:   The Injustice in Removing Fuel Subsidy

Daily Trust, 19 October 2011

Nigeria had been dominated by leaderships that are lethargic to the yearnings of the people. Read more »

Nigeria:   Subsidy - Govt Must Provide Detail On 'Safety Nets'

Daily Trust, 19 October 2011

The Federal Government has to provide details of the safety nets proposed in the Medium Term Expenditure Framework as cushion to the removal of fuel subsidy, Senator Abubakar… Read more »

Nigeria:   Fuel Subsidy Stalemate Stalls Federal Allocation

This Day, 19 October 2011

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) Tuesday failed to make the monthly revenue allocation to the three tiers of government for the month of September following… Read more »

Nigeria:   'Fuel Subsidy Removal Will Make Nonsense of N18,000 Minimum Wage'

Daily Trust, 19 October 2011

The planned removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government will make nonsense of the N18, 000 minimum wage recently approved, member representing Kawo constituency in the Kaduna… Read more »

Nigeria:   Removal of Subsidy Will Paralyse Economy - TUC

Daily Trust, 19 October 2011

The President General of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Peter Esele has said that the planned removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal government will grind the… Read more »

Nigeria:   How FG Shielded Fuel Subsidy Fat Cats - Oshiomhole

Daily Trust, 18 October 2011

The federal government sabotaged efforts to make public the names of individuals who corrupted the government fuel subsidy and turned it to a drain pipe, governor of Edo state,… Read more »

Nigeria:   Govt Has No Plan to Remove Subsidy On Kerosene

This Day, 18 October 2011

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr Diezani Alison-Madueke, Monday said the Federal Government was not likely to remove subsidy on kerosene in its planned deregulation of the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Forget About Fuel Subsidy Removal, Govt Urged

This Day, 18 October 2011

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to jettison its planned removal of fuel subsidy in order not to incur the wrath of Nigerians. Read more »

Nigeria:   Fuel Subsidy - Probe Committee to Quiz Ex-PPPRA Chiefs

This Day, 18 October 2011

Past Executive Secretaries of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) may be summoned by the Senate standing committees on Petroleum (Downstream), Appropriation… Read more »

Nigeria:   Kerosene Subsidy Stays - FG

Daily Champion, 18 October 2011

Federal government yesterday it would not remove kerosene subsidy from 2012 budget adding that Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) would need about $4billion to address… Read more »

Nigeria:   Unions Threaten Uprising Over Fuel Subsidy

Vanguard, 17 October 2011

THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has advised the Presidency to cut social spending and jettison its planned fuel subsidy removal to avoid the wrath of Nigerians and save the… Read more »

Nigeria:   MSMES Slam FG Over Proposed Fuel Subsidy Removal

The Moment, 17 October 2011

OPERATORS of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have slammed the Federal Government over its resolve to remove fuel subsidy in January next year. Read more »

Nigeria:   Subsidy - CPC Accuse Jonathan of Coercing Private Sector

Daily Trust, 17 October 2011

The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of coercing the private sector rather than convincing them over the controversial plan of the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Oil Subsidy - Don't Deceive Citizens, Saraki Tells Jonathan

Daily Trust, 17 October 2011

Former Governor of Kwara State Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has told President Goodluck Jonathan not to deceive Nigerians by playing politics with the proposed removal of oil… Read more »

Nigeria:   Adamawa IPMAN Advises FG On Removal of Oil Subsidy

Daily Trust, 16 October 2011

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria ( IPMAN), Adamawa chapter, has advised the Federal Government to review the proposed removal of oil subsidy to avoid… Read more »

Nigeria:   Fuel Subsidy - What Has Changed?

Daily Trust, 17 October 2011

The 2012 to 2015 Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP), sent to the National Assembly by President Goodluck Jonathan has shown that one of the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Fuel Subsidy - Senator Calls for Caution

Daily Trust, 17 October 2011

Senator Abdullahi Adamu representing Nasarawa West has called for caution in Federal Government's move to stop the policy of fuel subsidy saying the matter requires thorough… Read more »

Nigeria:   Ezeife Canvases More Refineries to End Subsidy Arguments

Daily Trust, 17 October 2011

A former political adviser to ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said the controversy on oil subsidy would only be laid to rest if government create new… Read more »

Nigeria:   Okogie Warns FG Against Fuel Subsidy Removal

Vanguard, 17 October 2011

CATHOLIC Archbishop of Lagos Metropolitan Archdiocese, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan not to hearken to the advice of a few to hike petrol… Read more »

Nigeria:   Izala Condemns Planned Fuel Subsidy Removal

Daily Trust, 16 October 2011

The planned removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government from January 2012 has continued to attract more criticisms with an Islamic group, Jama'atu Izalatil Bidi'a Wa'iqamatis… Read more »

Nigeria:   Fuel Subsidy Does Anyone Trust Govt?

Daily Trust, 16 October 2011

Whereas the nation spends over N100 to produce one litre of fuel; the product is being sold at 65kobo only, making it inevitable for government to subsidize the transaction. The… Read more »