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How Petrol Price Hike In July
The prices paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol), Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) and National Household Kerosene (NHK) rose in july 2020 even as theat of cooking gas (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) fell during the period.
In its price Watch Reports for petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas released yesterday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) stated that price paid by consumers for petrol increased month-on-month (MoM) by 11.44 percent to N143.63 in july 2020 from N128.88 in June 2020.
Similarly, the price per litre paid by consumers for kerosene increased by 0.44 percent MoM to N3335.54 in july 2020 from N334.08 in June 2020.
However, the price for the refilling of a 5kg cylinder for cooking gas fell by 0.13 percent MoM to N1,971.34 in july 2020 from N1973.95 in June 2020.
The reports stated: "Average price paid by consumers for premium motor spirit (petrol) decreased by 0.97 percent year-on-year (YoY) and increased MoM by 11.44 percent to N143.63 in july 2020 from N128.88 in july 2020.
" States with the highest average price of diesel were Borno (N263.40), Bauchi (N240.00) and Cross River (N239.12).
"States with the highest average price of premium motor spirit (petrol) were Adamawa/IMO (N145.00), Abia (N144.93) and Enugu (N144.80).
" Average price paid by consumers of automotive gas oil (diesel) increased by 0.03 percent MoM and decreased by -0.23 percent YoY to N224.43 in july 2020 from N224.37 in June 2020.
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Frenjo
The Past Year Most Productive In Buharis Administration Boss Mustapha
President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty and all ministers must work to ensure that promise is kept, an official said Monday.The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, also said the first year of Mr Buhari’s second term in office has been the most productive of this government.Mr Mustapha disclosed these on Monday during his opening remark at the ongoing retreat for the review of performances of ministers, permanent secretaries and other top government officials working with the President in Abuja.The event, which will last for two days, is being held at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja.PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Buhari inaugurated the cabinet members for his second term in office on August 21, 2019. Following the inauguration, many of the ministers made different promises on what Nigerians should expect from them.Also, this newspaper in the last two weeks has been reviewing the performance of the ministers.While some of them posted modest performances, many performed below expectations, PREMIUM TIMES’ analyses show.But speaking on Monday, on the road map towards the delivery of the government priorities and Next Level Agenda, Mr Mustapha said the last one year has been the most productive.“Over the course of the past twelve months, the Ministers have implemented priority projects assigned to them and presented their Ministerial Performance Reports to the Federal Executive Council. This retreat is expected to provide the opportunity for us as a Government to review the First-Year report of the Ministerial Mandates with respect to the commitment to deliver on the 9 Priority Areas of this Administration.
