Zambian President Slashes His And Senior Cabinet Wages Over Oil, Electricity Price Hike

LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Zambian President Edgar Lungu cut his salary and those of senior cabinet ministers Friday, as higher electricity and fuel prices take effect, his office said. The price of petrol gained 10 percent to 17.62 kwacha ($1.27) per litre on Thursday, while that for diesel fuel rose by 9.6 percent to 15.59 kwacha….

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Cooking Gas Price Hike Loom Over Marketers 75% Increase

LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Signs of possible scarcity of Liquefied Natural Gas, LPG or Cooking is looming across the country following protests by LPG marketers under the aegis of Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM). The marketers are concerned over what they described as indiscriminate artificial hike in the price of the product by…

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