LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the sudden fuel price hike from the comfort of an annual vacation. Daily Trust reports that while President Tinubu who has now headed for France was in London, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited…
LAGS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to reverse the petrol pump price to what it was in June 2023, aiming to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians. TUC President, Comrade Festus Osifo, made this call in Abuja on Thursday during a press conference. He emphasized the need for the…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is grappling with increasing economic pressures as intercity bus fares rise sharply, driven by surging fuel prices. The latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reveals that the average fare for intercity bus journeys jumped by 20.23% to N7,117.17 in July 2024, compared to N5,919.49 in July 2023. The…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Travellers and commuters nationwide were stranded at bus stops and motor parks yesterday as the petrol scarcity in the country bites harder. This came as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, and oil marketers said they were intensifying efforts to tackle the scarcity. Many filling stations without the product remained…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Salary earners have devised new means of minimising expenses as a result of the hike in fuel price, which has led to increase in the cost of transportation and other services in the country. Some residing in communities far from their places of work now sleep at the office while those with…
LAGOS JUNE 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Whip of Adamawa State House of Assembly, Haruna jilantikiri has dropped his personal car for bicycle in protest against hike in fuel price. Jilantikiri, who represents Madagali Constituency at the Assembly, opted for use of his bicycle to run his daily activities. The price of petrol was hiked considerably by…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos state police command has arrested activists involved in a protest against the recent increase in petrol price and electricity tariff. The protest began from Yaba, Tejuosho area of the state towards Ojuelegba, around 10am on Thursday. The protesters carried placards conveying their displeasure against the government action. “Petrol price hike…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thereis tension in the camp of the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, over increasing protests from lawmakers, following recent actions taken by President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. The fear, Daily Sun gathered, is borne of claims that some of the lawmakers drawn from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress…
