The pump price of fuel in Nigeria has been reduced from N97 to N87, the Minister of Petroleum, Dieziani Alison-Madueke has said.
The minister made the announcement, January 18, during a broadcast by the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
Alison-Madueke also released a statement to that effect saying:
As
you may be aware, there has been a lot of volatility in the oil market
in the past few months and due to this the importation prices of our
petroleum products have been impacted.
Therefore,
with the approval and directive of Mr. President and by virtue of
Section 6 clause 1 of the Nigerian Petroleum Act, it is my
responsibility as Minister of Petroleum Resources to hereby announce a
reduction in the pump price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (Petrol) from the
current Ninety Seven Naira (=N=97) per litre pump price down to Eighty
Seven Naira (=N87=) per litre pump price, effective from twelve (12)
midnight Sunday, 18th of January 2015.
Accordingly,
I have directed the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency
(PPPRA) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to ensure strict
compliance of this price adjustment by all marketing companies.
It is my hope that all Nigerians will benefit from this adjustment. I thank you and God Bless you all.
