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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Trade Union Congress, TUC president, Peter Esele, has alleged that the Federal Government resumed payment of fuel subsidy.<\/p>\n

Esele made the claim during an interview on Channels \u2018Sunrise Daily\u2019 show on Tuesday, February 20.<\/p>\n

Esele said in part: \u201cFuel subsidy is back, this is not something we should be arguing about, it is back and it\u2019s even back in full force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recall that President Bola Tinubu had on May 29, 2023 announced that fuel subsidy was gone, saying the country can no longer subsidise the cost of fuel for its citizens.<\/p>\n

Reports earlier emerged last week indicating that petrol subsidy returned and is now bigger than the amount being paid before the president stopped it.<\/p>\n

According to BusinessDay, the country is paying about N907.5 billion subsidy on premium motor spirit, PMS popularly known as petrol monthly.<\/p>\n

This may not be unconnected to the country\u2019s foreign exchange crisis, which reportedly pushed the actual cost of litre of fuel to N1,203 in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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