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Nigerian Govt Not Responsible for Petrol Price Hike, Says Information Minister 

Kemmy by Kemmy
October 10, 2024
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Nigerian Govt Not Responsible for Petrol Price Hike, Says Information Minister 

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has insisted that the Federal Government should not be held responsible for the hike in the pump price of petrol.

Recall that on Wednesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) raised the pump price of fuel from N897 per litre to N1, 030 in Abuja; from N855 to N998 in Lagos; N1, 070 in North-East; N1,025 in other South-West states; N1,045 in South-East and N1,075 in South-South.

This had triggered reactions among Nigerians who asked Bola Tinubu to work towards reversing the increment.

However, in a chat with Daily Trust, Idris stated that the government should not be held responsible for the latest hike in petrol price.

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The minister explained that the NNPCL made the decision in response to prevailing circumstances in the energy industry, emphasising that it did not act on any instruction from the federal government, as the government can no longer fix prices of petroleum products, in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

He revealed that with the subsidy regime ending since May 2023, the NNPCL had only been paying differential to keep the price within the range it had been, but the company said it could no longer absorb the losses.

“The differential you’re seeing is a result of different factors. One of them is the crisis in the Middle East. There’s volatility in the market. Therefore, the prices of petroleum products are going up, consistent with what is happening with other operators in the industry globally.

“Secondly, NNPC cannot continue to absorb these losses for Nigeria because as a limited liability company, it would be operating at a loss,” he said.

The minister urged Nigerians to continue to show understanding with the NNPCL and the government, assuring that in the long run the prices would ultimately come down.

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