After 25 years of talking about the removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit (PMS), President Goodluck Jonathan effectively ended the discussion last Sunday. While the jury is still out as to whether his decision was borne by courage or sheer foolhardiness, there can be no doubt about the fact […]

When President Olusegun Obasanjo was in power we spent 300 billion per year on the fuel subsidy. Under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan it shot up to 1.3 trillion naira in the last one year alone. Can someone please explain to me how it got so high in 4 […]

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) emerged from its emergency meeting in Abuja, Wednesday, and asked the Jonathan led administration to reverse the pump price of petrol to its original price of N65 per liter or face industrial action. According to a joint communiqué issued at […]