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Vice President Osinbajo needs to take a break from making endless promises
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said "fuel queues will be eliminated" in a few days. Osinbajo said this after holding a meeting with some major oil marketers. He tweeted a…
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Fuel is now available, stop panic buying – NUPENG
The South-West Chairman of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Tayo Aboyeji on Monday confirmed that massive loading of petrol was ongoing at different depots in Lagos.…
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YNaija Says: Buhari’s documentary is the greatest 55 minutes of deplorable adoration
by Alexander O. Onukwue Listen to a relaxed Chief Audu Ogbeh in nice blue jeans and attempt to share his wide-eyed enthusiasm in hailing Buhari's temporary handover to Vice…
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Fisayo Soyombo: Between Petroleum Minister, Buhari and ‘Fuel Scarcity Minister’, Kachikwu
by ‘Fisayo Soyombo "At home we face enormous challenges. Insecurity, pervasive corruption, the hitherto unending and seemingly impossible fuel and power shortages are the immediate concerns. We are going…
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Osinbajo joins Buhari, Baru, Kachikwu in making promises to end #fuelscarcity
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says it is regrettable that Nigerians have to celebrate Christmas in discomfort. His Spokesman, Laolu Akande, quoted him as saying this when he visited two filling…
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Timi Dakolo and his yard people; the #MadeInNigeria pimped out ride | See our top 10 photos from last week
Last week, fuel scarcity showed Nigerians shege and the madness continues. Still, Vice President Osinabjo thought it was a great time to release Christmas photos. Sigh. On the bright side,…
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“Buhari is a big time failure” “Make we start campaign” | See our top 10 tweets about fuel scarcity
The fuel scarcity situation in Nigeria which began early this month has come to a head. At filling stations and on Twitter, Nigerians have lost faith in the man at…
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Fuel crisis should not stop Buhari’s documentary from being aired – Presidency
The presidency has reacted to its decision to air a documentary on President Muhammadu Buhari at a time when there is fuel crisis. The documentary to show a different side…
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The hilarious fuel scarcity video; The American embassy interview gone rogue | See our top 10 viral tweets from last week
Viral tweets just make Twitter utterly delightful; so we thought to curate our top 10 (there’s a bonus and then some) from last week. Some of the tweets will have…
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Fuel scarcity: Governor Fayose is here with another Christmas gift for Ekiti people
Having promised to give 10,000 children Christmas dresses and 'blessing' tailors with sewing machines, the stomach infrastructure governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, has come up with an idea to reduce…
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President Buhari, you have failed, we are tired of baseless promises
President Muhammadu Buhari has spoken on the lingering fuel scarcity that is becoming worse by the day, saying he "sympathises with all Nigerians". See the statement below: Enough promises, the…
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Kachikwu urges calm and understanding as fuel crisis lingers
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on Sunday dismissed a memo on the fuel crisis currently circulating on social media. The memo was said to have…
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[The Injustice Blog] Fuel scarcity: Buhari is your petroleum minister, not Kachikwu, incase you have something to say
It's no longer news that the country has been on a total lock down since last week as a result of the prevailing fuel scarcity which has remained an unsolved…
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[The Injustice Blog] There is No Christmas in Nigeria
Christmas is a season people around the world naturally expect good tidings from fellow human beings as custom demands. However for Nigerians it's a season that takes an awful dimension.…
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‘President Buhari rejects demand to increase pump price’
There are reports that there is a subtle move by marketers to increase fuel price - as government accuses the marketers of sabotage. According to unknown sources quoted by The…
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Here’s what NNPC is doing to stop fuel scarcity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said some major marketers are already loading products round the clock from their various depots in Lagos to other parts of the country. In…
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Marketers want fuel price increased, behind scarcity – PENGASSAN
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria on Friday said the fuel scarcity in the country is caused by hoarding and diversion by oil marketers who want the price…
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DPR traces 125,000 litres of petrol diverted by marketers
The Head, Public Affairs Unit, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Mohammed Saidu says petroleum marketers diverted 129,000 litres of petrol from Abuja on Friday. Saidu, who revealed this the News Agency…
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The Thread: “It promotes a healthy sex life” | 5 advantages of fuel scarcity
We know, we know, it is aggravating to speak of advantages of a problem every Nigeria is currently suffering. But don't be angry; this is what oyibos call a silver…
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Fuel scarcity persists and PDP says we should blame Buhari as Minister for Petroleum
As fuel scarcity persists and queues grow longer, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to provide petrol to Nigerians and stop shifting the blames on marketers,…
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Can NNPC stop making promises and faithfully end the fuel queues?
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday, in Abuja, says fuel queues will clear off by the weekend. The NNPC spokesman, Ndu Ughamadu said there was an increase in the number…
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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 20th of December
Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija:
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NURTW has something to say on the fuel scarcity
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Abdulsalam Motor Parks, Minna, Niger, has called for the setting up of mobile courts to prosecute “black marketers’’. The Union’s Vice Chairman,…
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The Thread: 5 tweets that reveal what Nigerians really feel about this fuel scarcity
It's Nigeria where we've completely acclimatized to promise and fail, so when fuel scarcity started at the beginning of December and the Federal government kept promising that there's enough storage…
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Fuel scarcity created by FG to increase pump price – Fayose
Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose has said the fuel scarcity in the country is caused by the Federal Government to increase petrol pump price from N145 to N185 per litre. The governor…
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Fuel scarcity will end in 48 hours | Kachikwu promises
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu on Thursday said fuel scarcity in some parts of the country will end in 48 hours. According to Edo State governor, Godwin…
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Days after FEC’s order, fuel scarcity persists
The Federal Executive Council had on Wednesday, December 6, mandated the NNPC boss, Maikanti Baru and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu to ensure that all fuel queues…
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Fuel scarcity created to benefit few privileged Nigerians – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the scarcity of petroleum products across the country. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba in a statement on Saturday in Abuja said it is sad that…
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Fuel scarcity: The question of the ‘independence’ of marketers
by Alexander O. Onukwue There is an ongoing scarcity of products in the country. Thinking through the roles being played by the various actors in the country’s fuel subsector, one…
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Why there’s fuel scarcity across the country – Kachikwu
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu has said the major cause of fuel scarcity nationwide is the shortfall in supply of petroleum products. Kachikwu made this known at a news…
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- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy