The Federal Government, on Wednesday, distanced itself from the recent hike in petrol prices, which has sparked widespread outrage across Nigeria.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, in an interview with Daily Trust clarified that the government was not responsible for the increase, instead pointing to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and global market forces.
The NNPCL recently raised petrol prices across various regions, with Abuja seeing a hike from N897 to N1,030 per litre, Lagos from N855 to N998, and other regions experiencing similar increases. This move has prompted calls from Nigerians for President Bola Tinubu to intervene and reverse the increment.
