Nigeria: Fuel Queues – Nigerian Regulatory Agency Warns Against Panic Buying/in /by
[Premium Times] "We, therefore, call on Nigerians to remain calm and resist the urge to stockpile as it poses a significant safety hazard," an official said.
Libya hands down death sentences to Islamic State fighters/in /by
IS had captured the central coast city of Sirte in 2015, setting up a stronghold before being driven out the following year by forces loyal to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in power at the time
Senegalese opposition leader Sonko appeals for support ahead of ruling/in /by
Sonko appeal comes amid growing tension less than a year before the presidential election, and ahead of a verdict expected on Thursday in a resounding case of alleged rape involving him.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal Policy Has Grave Implications, Says NLC/in /by
[Leadership] The organised labour has kicked against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's policy statement on the fuel subsidy removal, saying it has grave implications for the polity.
Nigeria: NNPCL Backs Fuel Subsidy Removal, Promises to Sustain Product Availability/in /by
[Leadership] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has applauded the decision by the Federal Government to remove subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also called Petrol.
Sudan: Patchy truce extended for five days/in /by
Sudan descended into chaos in mid-April after a months-long power struggle pitting two army Generals; Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Nigeria: NNPC Speaks On Subsidy Removal, Cautions Against Panic Buying/in /by
[Premium Times] "Subsidy has been a major challenge for NNPC's continuous operations."
Nigeria: Tinubu – Subsidy Is Gone, Can No Longer Justify Ever Increasing Costs/in /by
[This Day] President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, took the oath of office in Abuja as Nigeria's 16th president, and immediately swung into action, announcing, in his inaugural speech, an end to the country's controversial petrol subsidy. The subsidy had over the years been an albatross that hindered the economy by stripping it of badly needed development funds.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal – Nigerians May Pay N700/Litre for Petrol From July/in /by
[Leadership] Lagos -- Hard times await motorists as the cost of and other users of Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS), otherwise called petrol as the price may go up to as much as N700 per litre in the days ahead.
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Will Bring Relief, Address Domestic Demands On Petroleum Products/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) yesterday said it welcomed with high expectations the completion and commissioning of the multibillion dollars Dangote Refinery by former President Muhammadu Buhari.