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Petrol Price Increase Criticised

16 September 2020
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Grinding machine operators at Liman ward in Maiduguri Borno state northeast Nigeria have criticised the increase in the price of petrol, and today urged government to reverse the decisionGover

Following the recent increase in the price of petrol by the Buhari led administration, Radio Ndarason International reporter, Fatima Shettima, has today interviewed grinding machine operators at Liman ward in Maiduguri

Bamodu Jidda, a grinding machine operator said, the increase in the fuel price has been causing misunderstandings between them and their customers as they increased charges to meet with the current realities on ground, which many customers fails to endure

On his part, Baba Chiroma said, they are now counting losses due to the increase in the price of petrol.

In her effort to convince the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Council of Nigeria to suspend the September 21 nationwide strike aimed at mounting pressure on the government to reverse the decision, the federal government yesterday met with the leaders of the organised labour, but the meeting ended in without a result.

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