LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Many waterways Transportation passengers are lamenting over the hike in transport fares by boat operators over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. This is even as some passengers have been forced to move by road due to increasing cost of waterways Transportation. Speaking with the Nigerian Tribune exclusively, some…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Sunday presented to the representatives of President Bola Tinubu, a list of demands to be met following the removal of petroleum subsidy. Arising from the session at the presidential villa, Abuja on Sunday night, both parties agreed to meet again on Tuesday to give time to…
LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite increasing transport fare by 100 percent, commercial drivers have lamented their inability to recover the cost of buying fuel. They claimed that they would still need to charge higher than the current rate to recover their cost, a move that passengers would outrightly reject. Similarly, private car owners have also deployed…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Drivers attached to cab-hailing apps, under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria, have cab-hailing firms to review taxi fares in light of the recent removal of fuel subsidy and the attendant ripple effect. The group urged App-Based Transport firms, such as Uber, Bolt, Lagride, Indriver among…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The removal of petrol subsidy will no longer be immediate, Vanguard gathered authoritatively last night. Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had said in his inauguration speech Monday that the subsidy was gone, as it was not provided for in the 2023 budget. But sources told Vanguard yesterday that implementation of the…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Human Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), prominent Civil Society Organization, has urged the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari and his political Party, the All Progressive Congress, to prioritize the revamp of the country’s refineries and tackle corruption in the petroleum sector before removing fuel subsidy. In a statement issued by…