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  1. Low Attendance Rates in Schools Nationwide as Families Grapple with Soaring Transport Fees

    Nigeria Low Attendance Rates in Schools Nationwide as Families Grapple with Soaring Transport Fees

    Amid rising transport fares due to fuel price hikes, student attendance in Nigerian schools has plummeted in the 2024/2025 academic year. Many families struggle with commuting costs, prompting parents to relocate students closer to home or leading to increased absenteeism and late arrivals. As...
  2. President Tinubu Justifies Petrol Price Increase to Nigerians in China

    Nigeria President Tinubu Justifies Petrol Price Increase to Nigerians in China

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed Nigerians in China, explaining the recent petrol price increase, now between N897 and N1000 per liter. He attributed the rise to tough decisions made by his administration, emphasizing that sacrifices are necessary for improving Nigeria's infrastructure and...
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    Politics Nigeria: Senate Committee Endorses Increment in Fuel Price

    The Senate Committee on Works has recommended an increase in the pump price of petrol from N145 to N150 for the implementation of the proposed National Roads Fund (NRF). The recommendation came a year after President Muhammadu Buhari raised the pump price of fuel from N87 to N145 per litre...
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    Business NNPC Speaks on Increasing Petrol Pump Price in Nigeria

    Mr. Mele Kyari, NNPC Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Department, has stated that Nigeria's current economic conditions have made it impossible to sell petrol at N145 per litre. “We have a very difficult business environment. It is impossible today to import products at the current...
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    Politics Between Goodluck Jonathan & President Buhari – Why N145/Litre Protests Will Fail

    Former President Goodluck Jonathan got on the nerves of Nigerians after he removed fuel subsidy on January 1, 2012. This took fuel price from ₦65 to ₦141 at filling stations. This resulted to massive protests by civil-rights groups, labour unions, and Nigerians generally. APC, the opposition...
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