Tag: FuelSubsidyRemoval

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January 10, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: NLC strike Day 2!

by Seyi Lawal Reports that the death toll has risen since the anti-fuel subsidy removal strike by the NLC began ...

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January 10, 2012

#OccupyNigeria: Some tips for protesters

by Dominic E. Obozuwa It is important, as Nigerians fight to reclaim their country tomorrow, to be careful and take ...

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January 10, 2012

Scene: See photos from yesterday’s #FuelSubsidyRemoval NLC rally

What: NLC Rally Where: Lagos When: 9 January, 2012  

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January 9, 2012

The GEJ Subsidy Address: “Did he say enough?”

  By Henry Okelue Government seemed to be fast running out of options. With the stark realities of the immediate ...

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January 9, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval, the government and the people, all in last week’s news…with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola “…our police now have the opportunity to shine and show themselves again by manhandling protesters…” Shun SURE, ...

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January 9, 2012

VIDEO: Right timing? Eedris Abudulkareem drops ‘Jaga Jaga’ part 2

by Seyi Lawal Last week, some people asked for a theme song to the #FuelSubsidyRemoval protest taking place today, well, ask no ...

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January 9, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: From Flavour, a song for the march!

by Chi Ibe Flavour has released a new tune titled “Nigeria Ebezina“. It’s his thoughts, in music, on the fuel ...

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January 9, 2012

Civil Society Organisations say: “Nigerians’ right to protest NOT subject to any court order”

     by Chi Ibe       Civil Society Organisations, under the aegis of Building Leverage and Unity on Fuel Subsidy Struggle (BLUF), ...

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January 9, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: President Jonathan is not in South Africa

  by Hauwa Gambo  Dr Reuben Abati, the Presidential special adviser on Media and Publicity, has denied rumours that President Goodluck ...

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January 9, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: The Presidency Vs the House of Representatives

By Rachel Ogbu President Goodluck Jonathan has accused the House of Representatives of stirring Nigerians against his government by passing ...

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January 8, 2012

#YourTurn: Why I am not against Fuel Subsidy Removal

  by ‘Seun Salami  “Why has ‘Goodluck’, who so many voted for and sang about, suddenly become ‘Badluck’?” I am ...

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January 8, 2012

#OccupyNigeria USA: Solidary protest to hold outside World Bank headquarters

by Hauwa Gambo To show solidarity with our Nigerian allies who are risking their lives in taking on the #FuelSubsidyRemoval, Nigerians ...

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January 7, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: President Goodluck Jonathan speaks out at last!

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, ON THE DEREGULATION OF THE DOWNSTREAM PETROLEUM SECTOR SATURDAY,  JANUARY 7, 2012 ...

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January 7, 2012

In support of #FuelSubsidyRemoval – “The NLC is fighting the wrong fight”

by Osae-Brown Anthony The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is ready for a fight on the removal of fuel subsidy again. ...

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January 6, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: Young Nigerians ask, “Where is D’banj?”

by Wifred Okiche  “D’banj Iscariot!” Following the unpopular removal of the fuel subsidy by the federal government, young Nigerians have taken ...

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January 5, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: Excerpts from the Tweet-meet with the Minister of Information

by ‘Ifreke Inyang The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku held a tweet-meet this afternoon from 12pm. Maku had announced yesterday ...

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January 5, 2012

VIDEO: Police attempts to disrupt #FuelSubsidyRemoval protest in Kaduna

by ‘Ifreke Inyang The police in Kaduna have been accused of trying to disrupt peaceful protesters against the government’s fuel ...

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January 5, 2012

#OccupyNigeria takes #FuelSubsidyRemoval protest to London

by Hauwa Gambo People will be having peaceful protests in all the 36 states and the FCT from Friday 6 January, ...

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January 5, 2012

Yomi Kazeem continues from where Tolu Ogunlesi stopped: How Not To Run A Country II

“…attaching the removal of subsidy to a milestone: Give us so-so megawatts of electricity and remove so-so billions of subsidy.” ...

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January 5, 2012

Panic mode? After cabinet meeting yesterday, information minister Laraban Maku to hold Tweet-meet with youth today

  by Seyi Lawal The Minister of Information, Laraban Maku, through his official Twitter page has announced a town hall meeting today ...

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January 4, 2012

#FuelSubsidyRemoval: Okonjo-Iweala has not threatened to resign

by Hauwa Gambo Rumours across the blogosphere this morning, especially from popular Twitter handles, have announced that Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ...

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January 3, 2012

#YourTurn: Who will pay for the subsidy?

By Ferdy Adimefe “…the huge cost of subsidy is only a symptom of an entrenched disease called corruption.” 2012 seemed to ...

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January 3, 2012

Tolu Ogunlesi on #FuelSubsidyRemoval: “How not to run a country”

By Tolu Ogunlesi President Jonathan is not doing anything unusual, others before him have made similar arguments asking for “sacrifice”. ...

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January 2, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Jonathan’s government dares Nigerians, removes fuel subsidy

by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency announced that it would stop paying the subsidy to petroleum importers ...

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OluwapelumiDecember 17, 2011

YNaija Editorial: #OnFuelSubsidyRemoval – Is this government by confusion?

Whatever it is, this is certainly not leadership. This is by no means governance. This is just sad.   Honestly, ...

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