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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 on 9 January, 2012 has become a source of concern to the nation. Today, day 2 of the trike, over 30 vehicles were burnt in Kano government house and reports claim that the death toll... Read More

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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 some universally advised steps to keep the protests effective. 1. Be sure you are medically fit to join a protest. Can you endure the walk, standing for long and more especially, does your respiratory system... Read More

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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 consequences of the withdrawal of the subsidy on petrol hitting home, with ordinary Nigerians getting stuck at holiday destinations without enough money to make the return trip because of general increases in transportation, goods and... Read More

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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, embrace CURE Protesters in Nigeria have rejected the government’s Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment (SURE) document, releasing their own document, CURE, which outlines how to successfully cure what they call “the madness plaguing this government.” They... Read More

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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 more! Thanks to Eedris Abdulkareem, everyone can now hit the streets chanting: ‘Na jaga jaga b dat o!’ let’s hope it catches on, at least that was his plan. This is the second part to Eedris’s 2004... Read More

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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 subsidy removal. We’d say, It’s quite catchy, also considering the space within which this was produced. Save for the sound of people supposed to be wailing at the end – quite weird. But we like... Read More

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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), call on Nigerians to disregard the alleged National Industrial Court order stopping NLC from embarking on strike action in reaction to the removal of fuel subsidy. in a statement released recently, they said: “We call... Read More

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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 Jonathan travelled out of the country to South Africa. He insisted that the President has been in Nigeria, and today has been very busy attending to matters of state. President According to a recent statment,... Read More

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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 a resolution urging him to suspend the removal of petrol subsidy. “That extraordinary session coming a day on the eve of an attempt by some people to disrupt law and order could be interpreted in... Read More

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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 not against the removal of fuel subsidy. I do not favour it either. I am simply confused. It’s like this: I belong to the set of people that like to be extremely sure about and... Read More

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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 in the US plan to join the NLC strike on Monday with a peaceful protest. According to a statement: Much of this oil extracted from Nigeria is destined for U.S. markets. U.S. activists plan to... Read More

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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 Dear Compatriots, “Let me seize this opportunity to assure all Nigerians that I feel the pain that you all feel.” A week ago, I had cause to address Nigerians on the security challenges we are... Read More

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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. My take is that they are once again taking on the wrong fight. I do not think there is any economic justification for a country to dish out N1.3 trillion (USD 9 billion) on a... Read More

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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 to social network site, Twitter to vent out their frustration with the government – and, as collateral damage, the celebrities that supported or are seen to have supported President Goodluck Jonathan during the elections last... Read More

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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 that he will be engaging young people on Twitter on the recent removal of fuel subsidy. A Tweeting with the handle, @FMNigeria, he set the tone: “The Min. of Information, Labaran Maku tweet meeting will... Read More

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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 subsidy removal policy. See a video below, sent in by a citizen reporter: This comes on the heels of the violent disruption of peaceful protests in Kano yesterday at the “Liberation Square”. What do you... Read More

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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, 2012 at 10am. According to the Occupy Nigeria Facebook page, the protest will be held in London as well. “We do not condone violence so why not join us and also spread the message to... Read More

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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.” It has become abundantly obvious in recent times that the Nigerian government has and follow a different set of rules for proper governance. Their ‘promise and fail’ machinery which has been operational, perfected and in... Read More

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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 at 12pm on Twitter, clearly trying to speak to young Nigerians about the deeply unpopular #FuelSubsidyRemoval policy. The announcement was made after the emergency meeting, today, of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), where Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who... Read More

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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 has threatened to resign if President Goodluck Jonathan goes back on his policy decision to end the fuel subsidy. YNaija can authoritatively confirm that this is false. Impeccable sources close to the Minister confirm... Read More

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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 have ushered in various controversial policies all at the same time. Much of last year, the Federal Government complained that the huge budget deficit might cripple an already wobbling economy if subsidy was not taken.... Read More

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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”. The only thing that ends up getting sacrificed is the future and wellbeing of tens of millions of suffering Nigerians. I remember watching Goodluck Jonathan’s telepromptered presidential bid declaration speech on 18 September, 2010. He... Read More

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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 immediately. The move could see gas prices increase from the current level but the government estimated it could save $8 billion by phasing out subsidies, and planned to use that money to help the poor.... Read More

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December 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, it is difficult to understand what exactly is going on with the government’s removal of petroleum subsidy. For one, Mr President went to the National Assembly and made no mention of subsidy removal (for the... Read More

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