Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Oil marketers have projected that the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, would hit N515/litre once they source foreign exchange rate at the parallel market. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to provide opportunity for marketers to start importing petrol by enabling dealers to have access to foreign exchange. Currently, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company is the sole importer of PMS into Nigeria, as other marketers stopped importing due to their inability to access the United States dollar. Ukadike called on the government to give oil marketers the opportunity to start importing petrol, as the commodity was now deregulated. He identified the lack of the United States dollar as a challenge, but the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced that it was no longer going to fix the prices of petrol or release templates for the commodity.

Oil marketers have projected that the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol, would hit N515/litre once they source foreign exchange rate at the parallel market. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to provide opportunity for marketers to start importing petrol by enabling dealers to have access to foreign exchange. Currently, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company is the sole importer of PMS into Nigeria, as other marketers stopped importing due to their inability to access the United States dollar. Ukadike called on the government to give oil marketers the opportunity to start importing petrol, as the commodity was now deregulated. He identified the lack of the United States dollar as a challenge, but the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced that it was no longer going to fix the prices of petrol or release templates for the commodity.

According to data compiled on Sunday from several local and international agencies, the expected number of internally displaced people in the states of Benue, Niger, and Plateau in 2023 alone has increased to around 548,751.On Sunday, it was also learned that the Special National Economic Livelihood Emergency Intervention has begun, and that the Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency, has started distributing relief supplies.The ongoing struggle between farmers and herders is the cause of the violence in Plateau State. The lives of the IDPs have suffered a terrible toll as a result of the violence in Plateau State. Many IDPs have lost their homes, their means of subsistence, and their loved ones. Currently, they are residing in filthy, overcrowded camps. They don't have access to basic essentials either.