Naturenex looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of Nigeria’s national newspapers today Thursday, 10th October 2024.
The PUNCH: The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Organised Private Sector have called for the immediate reversal of the hike in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Retail stations of NNPC raised the price of petrol to N1,030 from N897/litre in Abuja, and in Lagos it was hiked to N998/litre from N868/litre. Other locations witnessed similar price hikes, a development that triggered anger among Nigerians.
Vanguard: IT was anguish, yesterday, as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, raised the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, by 15 per cent across the country.
The Nation: The full deregulation of the downstream oil sector might have taken off with the new template of petrol pump pricing. Yesterday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) adjusted its retail pump price to N998 per litre in Lagos and N1,030 in Abuja.
Daily Trust: The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, lampooned the federal government over fresh hike in price of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol. The labour movement specifically demanded immediate reversal of the fuel price, saying it is illogical that a private firm is the one determining the prices of the products.
