{"id":130050,"date":"2024-09-05T10:23:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T09:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fuel-hike-its-unfair-for-transport-fares-to-increase-by-50-per-cent-buharis-ex-aide"},"modified":"2024-09-05T11:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:27:20","slug":"fuel-hike-its-unfair-for-transport-fares-to-increase-by-50-per-cent-buharis-ex-aide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/fuel-hike-its-unfair-for-transport-fares-to-increase-by-50-per-cent-buharis-ex-aide","title":{"rendered":"Fuel hike: It\u2019s unfair for transport fares to increase by 50 per cent \u2013 Buhari\u2019s ex-aide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Bashir Ahmad, an ex-aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari, has suggested that transporters are taking advantage of Nigerians amidst the increase in fuel pump price per liter.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad described as unfair the surge in transport fares saying there\u2019s no fairness in the way transport fares surged to more than 50%, when compared to the current fuel price increment of N890.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fuel price increment is approximately from N680 to N890, yet transport fares have surged by 50%. What can we call this? Certainly anything but fair. There is no fairness in it at all,\u201d Ahmad posted on his X handle on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The latest hike in the price of petrol has pushed up transport fares by over 50 percent in major cities across Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The newest price hikes, implemented by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company\u2019s (NNPCL) Retail Management, range from N855 to N897 per litre, depending on the location, from the previous N568-N617.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Nigeria Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Bashir Ahmad, an ex-aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari, has suggested that transporters are taking advantage of Nigerians amidst the increase in fuel pump price per liter. 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