JUST IN: NNPC increases petrol price
•••Egalitarian Voice The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has increased the pump price of petrol to ₦1,405 per litre, despite ongoing controversy over the Federal Government’s proposed fuel discount. The new price represents an increase of ₦35 per litre from the previous rate of ₦1,370. Reports indicated that the revised price had taken […]
Update: Nigeria’s Inflation Drops to 14.63% in September 2026
Update: Nigeria’s Inflation Drops to 14.63% in September 2026 Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 14.63 per cent in September 2026, down from 15.39 per cent recorded in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS disclosed this in its latest Consumer Price Index report released on Thursday, October 15. Month-on-month headline […]
NNPC Rolls Out ₦66 Fuel Discount Nationwide — See Who Qualifies
NNPC Rolls Out ₦66 Fuel Discount Nationwide — See Who Qualifies The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has launched a nationwide ₦66 fuel discount for motorists and other customers who purchase petrol and complete transactions through the NNPC Fuel App. The promotion, which commenced on October 1, will run until October 7, with the company […]
Hardship: Civil servants write Tinubu, demand N500 pump price, wage award
Civil servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, Trade Union Side, have written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, demanding an urgent intervention to address the worsening economic hardship facing workers and their dependants. The workers called on the Federal Government to stabilise the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, at N500 per […]
Tinubu Forecloses Return of Fuel Subsidy, Tasks States To Deliver Cheaper Transport By October
Tinubu Forecloses Return of Fuel Subsidy, Tasks States To Deliver Cheaper Transport By October President Bola Tinubu on Saturday foreclosed the possibility of returning to fuel subsidy regime in Nigeria. Giving an update on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme, the President declared that the stage at which the nation is, the country cannot return […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU MOVES DIGITAL FREE ZONES INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENTATION, TARGETS MORE GLOBAL JOBS AND INVESTMENT FOR NIGERIANS
PRESIDENT TINUBU MOVES DIGITAL FREE ZONES INITIATIVE TO IMPLEMENTATION, TARGETS MORE GLOBAL JOBS AND INVESTMENT FOR NIGERIANS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has moved Nigeria’s Digital Free Zones initiative to its next phase, as the Renewed Hope administration seeks to make it easier for Nigerian technology and service companies to raise global capital, employ Nigerians and […]
Diesel Price Hits N2,000 Per Litre as Fuel Costs Surge Again
Diesel prices in Nigeria have surged past the N2,000 per litre mark, with retail prices jumping from between N1,700 and N1,800 to between N2,000 and N2,020 per litre across filling stations in Abuja and surrounding areas. The latest increase represents a jump of N300 to N320 per litre depending on the filling station and location. […]
Workers write FG, seek #300,000 minimum wage
Workers write FG, seek #300,000 minimum wage The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has unveiled a proposed wage review framework calling for a significant upward adjustment in the salaries of federal civil servants, arguing that “a just and fair wage is possible.” Under the proposal, the FWF estimates that a federal worker requires approximately ₦300,000 […]
FULL LIST: Eight states fully implemented contributory pension scheme – PenCom
National Pension Commission (PenCom) says only eight states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are fully implementing the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and Contributory Defined Benefits Scheme (CDBS). PenCom disclosed this in its first-quarter report on pension implementation, based on an update by its States Operations Department. The report showed that Lagos, Kaduna, Edo, Osun, […]
Sowore Questions Inflation Argument Against ₦500,000 Minimum Wage at NBA Conference
Human rights activist and presidential hopeful, Omoyele Sowore, has renewed his call for a ₦500,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers, questioning why concerns about inflation are often raised when discussions centre on improving workers’ salaries. Speaking at the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Sowore argued that the […]