{"id":178975,"date":"2025-09-15T11:08:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/dangote-fuel-cheaper-in-togo-than-nigeria-falana-laments"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:10:20","slug":"dangote-fuel-cheaper-in-togo-than-nigeria-falana-laments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/economy\/dangote-fuel-cheaper-in-togo-than-nigeria-falana-laments","title":{"rendered":"Dangote Fuel Cheaper in Togo Than Nigeria Falana Laments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Human rights activist Femi Falana, SAN, has lamented that fuel taken from Dangote is cheaper in Togo than in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Falana expressed his concerns on Sunday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the federal government to review the proposed 5 per cent fuel surcharge and ensure that further hardship is not imposed on Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess the government wants to go back to the drawing table and ensure that it is not accused of multiple taxes or double taxation because consumers will pay VAT for buying fuel. They will now put an additional 5 per cent tax.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is what Nigerians are complaining about. And from what we just read today is that the Dangote fuel taken from Nigeria is now cheaper in Togo than in Nigeria I think about 65 naira.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, the government will have to review these developments (the proposed 5 per cent fuel surcharge) and ensure more hardship is not imposed on Nigerians,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Human rights activist Femi Falana, SAN, has lamented that fuel taken from Dangote is cheaper in Togo than in Nigeria. Falana expressed his concerns on Sunday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television. 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