By Farooq Kperogi
On January 11, 2012, Bola Ahmed Tinubu published a sober, thoughtful, deeply insightful, and penetratingly foresightful article titled “Removal of Oil Subsidy: President Jonathan Breaks Social Contract with the People” that uncannily prefigured the untoward consequences of … Read the rest
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday revealed that in the last 40 years, a few people stole Nigeria’s wealth under the guise of subsidy.
Tinubu was of the view that the looting by a few people is one of the … Read the rest
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is considering a “temporary subsidy” on petrol as crude oil prices and foreign exchange rates continue to soar, The Columnist NG, gathered from TheCable.
There is yet no final decision, presidency sources told TheCable, but the … Read the rest
Farooq Kperogi
The poor in Nigeria are continually stripped of subsidies that subside the existential hurt that comes with living in the poverty capital of the world.
Petrol subsidies are particularly enduring emotional blackmail weapons against the poor by people in government.… Read the rest