Fuel Price: Panic buying, queues resurface in Lagos, Abuja others
The federal government has reversed the price increase. 2 min read
There was panic buying of petrol in many fuel stations in Lagos and other parts of the country on Friday.
The new development comes against the background of the uncertainties caused by the announcement of new price guide by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) Thursday night.
The increase announced by the PPPRA late Thursday sparked outrage across the country Friday morning, as many Nigerians lamented the harsh economic conditions they have had to face in recent years.
The new announcement contradicts an earlier assurance by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that the old price of petrol would be maintained.
Different beat: how Fela Kuti’s son and grandson are modernising the dynasty Kate Hutchinson
The night 1,000 soldiers descended on Fela Kuti’s home, set it on fire and threw his elderly mother out of the window is etched into his family’s memory and music folklore for ever. On 18 February 1977, Fela’s eldest son, Femi, was at school when the compound – known as the Kalakuta Republic, a raucous commune that the musician had declared an independent state – was raided, a violent retaliation to the album
Zombie, Fela’s biting attack on the mindless personnel of Nigeria’s military regime. Femi returned to find friends had been beaten, women raped.