ENERGY

Sep

2026

Nobody Will Pay Above ₦610’: Hashim Promises ₦605 Petrol, Targets ₦200 in 2027

Economy, ENERGY, POLITICS#AccordParty, #FuelPriceNigeria, #FuelSubsidy, #GbengaOlawepoHashim, #Nigeria2027, #NigeriaPolitics, #PetrolPrice, #PetrolPriceNigeria

Nobody Will Pay Above ₦610’: Hashim Promises ₦605 Petrol, Targets ₦200 in 2027 For millions of Nigerians already struggling with transport and household costs, the promise of ₦605 petrol — and eventually ₦200 — is the kind of political pledge that immediately raises one question: can Nigeria really make fuel this cheap without bringing back the subsidy burden? What if petrol could return to a price Nigerians have not seen in years? The Accord Party presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has promised that Nigerians would pay no more than ₦610 per litre for petrol under his proposed administration, with a longer-term…

Aug

2026

By Famous Reporters

Aba Blackout Worsens: FENRAD Demands Urgent Action as Businesses Suffer

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Aba Blackout Worsens: FENRAD Demands Urgent Action as Businesses Suffer Thousands of households and businesses across Aba, the business ban of Abia State, have been thrown into darkness following a major disruption in gas supply to the Geometric Power Plant. As economic activities grind to a halt, civil society group FENRAD is demanding urgent intervention, warning that the prolonged blackout is exposing serious weaknesses in the Aba Ring-Fence electricity system. Aba and nine local government areas under the Aba Ring-Fence lost electricity after a disruption in natural gas supply reduced operations at the 188MW Geometric Power Plant in Osisioma. FENRAD…