Fuel price increases as Nigerian govt, Dangote Refinery, PENGASSAN meeting ends in deadlock
Nigerians have to pay additional money to get premium motor spirit, popularly known as petrol, as the feud between Dangote Refinery and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, remains unresolved.
This is as the closed-door meeting on Monday among the Federal Government, Dangote Refinery and PENGASSAN ended in a deadlock.
The President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, confirmed this to societywatch in the earlier hours of Tuesday.
When societywatch asked for an update on the meeting chaired by the Federal government, Comrade Osifo similarly said, “deadlock”.
Earlier, societywatch correspondent, who went round the nation’s capital, Abuja, on Monday gathered that a hike in fuel price has been implemented.
Ranoil, Empire filling stations in Gwarimpa, and Ranoil on the Kubwa Expressway have all adjusted fuel pump prices to N910, N920, and N910 per litre, up from N890, N910, and N890 per litre.
