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Nigeria:
Pengassan Seeks Prosecution of Fuel Subsidy Beneficiaries
This Day, 7 December 2011
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called for the immediate prosecution of beneficiaries of fuel subsidy that has led to the poor… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Fuel Subsidy Removal Will Favour the Poor - Alison-Madueke
Leadership, 7 December 2011
The removal of fuel subsidy would be in favour of the poor as the money saved would be channeled to the development of major infrastructure, Minister of Petroleum Resources,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Division in Senate Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
Daily Trust, 7 December 2011
Senators yesterday disagreed over plans by President Goodluck Jonathan to remove fuel subsidy beginning from January 2012 as contained in the Medium Term Fiscal Framework (MTEF). Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senate Splits Over Fuel Subsidy
Daily Champion, 7 December 2011
There were indications yesterday that the Senate may empower President Goodluck Jonathan to extend spending from the 2011 budget till March 31, in the face of the fuel subsidy… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Senators Divided Over Subsidy Removal
Vanguard, 7 December 2011
Senators were, yesterday, divided over plans by President Goodluck Jonathan to remove subsidies from petroleum products in January 2012. Read more »
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Nigeria:
PDP's Insistence On Subsidy Removal 'Unnerving' - Fashakin
Daily Trust, 6 December 2011
The Congress for Progressive Change CPC has described the PDP-led government's insistence on removing fuel subsidy as a measure to freeing up funds for infrastructural development… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan Keen to Explain Subsidy Removal
Leadership, 7 December 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has announced his readiness to offer explanations to Nigerians on the resolve of his government to remove oil subsidy. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Marketers Disagree With Senate On Subsidy Cabal
Daily Trust, 7 December 2011
Some marketers whose companies' were named in the list released by the Senate last week as the beneficiaries of the oil subsidy have disagreed and said monies collected have… Read more »