June 08
Nigeria: Subsidy Withdrawal - Abiodun Meets Labour Leaders
Vanguard
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has met with the leadership of the State chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiation Council (JNC),… Read more »
June 07
Nigeria: Fuel Marketers Declare Support for Subsidy Removal
Premium Times
The association's chairperson, Winifred Akpani, made the disclosure at the end of a meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy - Abiodun Meets Labour Leaders On Palliatives for Workers
Premium Times
Governor Abiodun and labour leaders set up committees to propose palliative measures for implementation in Ogun State. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal - Experts Identify Pensioners, State Workers, Others As Beneficiaries
Vanguard
Economic experts have identified pensioners and state workers and others as groups that will benefit immediately from the removal of fuel subsidies. Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Query NNPCL Over 'Missing' N2 Trillion During Transfer of Assets From NNPC
Premium Times
In the report, the committee stated that NNPC Limited has not been able to account for the N2 trillion discrepancy. Read more »
June 06
Nigeria: Nigeria, Other OPEC Members Agree to Cut Oil Production
Premium Times
OPEC and its allies have agreed to cut global oil production by 1.393 million barrels per day. Read more »
Kenya: Kiraitu Urges President Ruto to Invest in Oil Production to Resolve Debt Crisis
Capital FM
National Oil Corporation of Kenya Chairman Kiraitu Murungi has called on President William Ruto to invest in oil production, saying it is the answer to the current debt crisis. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Is Organised Crime, Should Be Removed - Peter Obi Backs Tinubu
Vanguard
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has shed light on his support for the removal of fuel subsidies but gave conditions to be met for the desired result to be… Read more »
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Govt, Labour to Meet June 19 On Implementation Framework
Premium Times
He said that the meeting agreed on a seven-point resolution to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal on petrol on Nigerians. Read more »
June 05
Nigeria: Court Stops Labour's Planned Strike Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
Premium Times
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday ordered the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to halt the strike they planned to embark… Read more »
Nigeria: NLC, TUC Suspend Planned Strike Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
Premium Times
"The labour centres and the Federal Government to meet on June 19, 2023, to agree on an implementation framework," the notice said. Read more »
South Africa: Petroleum Bill Is Blind to the Climate Crisis [opinion]
GroundUp
Petroleum resources development bill is "fatally flawed" and should be rejected, says the writer Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal - Court Stops Labour's Planned Strike
Premium Times
The federal government was still negotiating with Labour leaders when it obtained the court order restraining the Labour from embarking on its planned strike over fuel subsidy… Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Ends Crude Swap Contracts With Foreign Refiners
This Day
Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari, says the company has terminated its crude-for-petrol swap deal, otherwise… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Has Immediate Solution for Effect of Subsidy Removal - Oshiomhole
Vanguard
A former governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole said President Bola Tinubu has an immediate solution to cushion the consequential effect of the subsidy removal. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Removal - TUC Meets Tinubu's Delegation, Makes Demands to Avert Strike
Premium Times
"The TUC that attended today's meeting presented a list of demands and those demands we have studied and we are going to present to Mr President, for his consideration." Read more »
Nigeria: Don't Politicise Fuel Subsidy Removal, Sanwo-Olu Tells NLC
Leadership
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned strike in protest against the fuel subsidy removal, saying the issue… Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC to Discontinue Crude Swap, Targets Cash Payments for Petrol Imports
Leadership
With the removal of subsidy on petrol in the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is set to discontinue crude oil swap in favour of cash payments for… Read more »
Nigeria: Probe Missing $2.1bn, N3.1trn Subsidy Payments, SERAP Tells Tinubu
Leadership
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to investigate allegations that $2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds budgeted as… Read more »
June 04
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal Leaves Students Struggling with Skyrocketing Transport Costs
Premium Times
Just like in towns and cities, findings revealed that intra-campus fares have also increased, in many cases by up to 100 per cent, leaving students groaning. Read more »
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy - Nigeria Electricity Workers to Embark On Nationwide Strike
Premium Times
"Please note that withdrawal of Services nationwide commences from 0.00 hours of Wednesday, June 7, 2023," the statement said. Read more »
June 03
Namibia: National Petroleum Corporation Boss Explains Why He Declined Namcor Offer
Namibian
Lionel Matthews, who was recently appointed as interim managing director of the state-owned National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), said he declined to take up the top… Read more »
June 02
Gambia: Pura Trains Fuel Pump Attendants On Standard Operations
The Point
The Gambia Public Utilities and Regulatory Authority (PURA) in coordination with the Gambia Fire Services, marked the 3rd annual national training for fuel pump attendants on… Read more »
Angola: New Petrol Price in Force
ANGOP
A litre of petrol will cost, as of this Friday, with the entry into force of the new rate, that is 300 kwanzas (USD 0,51) per litre, against the previous 160 Kwanzas (roughly USD… Read more »
Nigeria: 1.8 Billion Litres Petrol Available, Queues Won't Exceed Saturday - NNPCL
Vanguard
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL said a total of 1.8 billion litres petrol are available, adding that the fuel queues being witnessed across the country will… Read more »
