{"id":889,"date":"2023-08-02T17:53:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/?p=889"},"modified":"2023-08-02T17:53:41","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:53:41","slug":"nigerians-march-against-fuel-subsidy-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/02\/nigerians-march-against-fuel-subsidy-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerians march against fuel subsidy removal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Trade union members in Nigeria are protesting against high fuel prices and inflation caused by the removal of a fuel subsidy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is after talks between the unions and the government failed to reach a deal on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria Labour Congress head Joe Ajaero urged members to \u201cgather in our respective states and wherever we may be across the nation to give vent to this collective resolve\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police chief Kayode Egbetokun warned against violence during the protests and urged commissioners to fully deploy officers to secure the protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unions have said sweeping measures announced by President Bola Tinubu on Monday to ease the impact of the fuel subsidy removal, including conditional grants to at least a million small businesses, were insufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government said lifting of the popular but costly fuel subsidy would help alleviate a government funding crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sub>Source:\u00a0BBC<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-562\" width=\"187\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dmediagh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG-20230613-WA0094-300x300.jpg 300w, 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