A former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, on Tuesday said he was not in agreement with Aliko Dangote’s call for the complete removal of fuel subsidy. Okupe expressed the position in an interview with NAN in Lagos.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, has urged the Nigerian Federal Government to fully remove fuel

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote said the “time is right” for the West African nation to end a decades-long subsidy on fuel, as gasoline production at his mega refinery near Lagos helps to ease pressures on the country’s battered currency.

THE President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has called on the Federal Government to end the petrol subsidy.

Nigerian business mogul Aliko Dangote has called on the federal government to put an end to the fuel subsidy regime, stating that it is unsustainable and bleeding the country’s economy.

The start of gasoline production at Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote’s mega oil refinery earlier this month finally spurred Africa’s top crude producer to move toward ending fuel subsidy that costs the country billions of dollars annually and crippled it economically.

Founder of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Aliko Dangote, says this is the right time for the Federal Government to stop subsidy payment on Premium Motor Spirit.

Discussions continue between Dangote and NNPCL to finalise a long-term agreement that benefits both parties and ensures fuel availability for Nigerians. The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group,