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Maiduguri residents shy away from retail centers for petrol
Maiduguri residents shy away from retail centers for petrol
By: Bodunrin Kayode
Commuters in Maiduguri the Borno State capital have virtually abandoned filling stations as the cost of petrol hit N575 even at nnpc retail shops.
For the first time in the history of sales of premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, dealers and station managers of the product are stuck with old stuck with customers shying away from them.
And this is because regardless of the new prices due to the removal of the subsidy, most residents are sticking to their old budgets by buying only what will not cripple them financially or eat up the money for house keeping.
A drive round the metropolis indicated that the long queues have disappeared while very few cars were seen at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (nnpc) retail station Ngomari Airport area and even Gumalti filling station which used to have a fairly low price compared to its competitors in Bulunkutu or pompomari bypass.
For commercial tricycles which are used to buying the product for as high as N650 per litre, they have rather resolved to abandon their regular visits to the black market for retail filing stations like Matrix and total Bama road where it’s over N100 naira cheaper without long queues as was the case before the lifting of subsidies by President Bola Tinubu.
As a result, the booming black market of jerricans in the metropolis is beginning to collapse in areas with enough retail centres except for extremely rural outskirts of Jere, konduga, Mafa and beyond that black market is a must because the retail centres are non existent.
Many residents including civil servants affected by the hike of the product have resolved to either trek to work or wait for the Borno express buses which charges only N50 naira per bus stop because it is highly subsidized by the government.
Some of those who have cars and spoke to this reporter on their ordeal, drive cars alternatively to work or just abandon same at home and use only when necessary with a top up of 5 or 10 litres instead of full tank.
Federal workers along Bama road patronize mostly Oando, total and Hadiza where the long queues have disappeared with sometimes only three cars in sight.
” Cars usage now have become only necessary to drop my kids in school and pick them up later in the day” said pharmacist kachalla who runs a retail pharmacy shop in the city’s open theatre area.
As for the residents generally especially market sellers, the new price of the commercial tricycles also known as napep are cut throat “We have no choice but to transfer the price to our products.
“But because of the insurgency which is still biting our land, we cannot increase up to 50 percent for now. We are transferring the costs to our goods with a human face so that we will survive.
” This is because I sell perishable products like tomatoes, onions and potatoes. Too much increase may harm and scare our people away especially resident idps and we don’t want to have to throw the products away” said Mallam Usman in Baga road market.
A top government house official who wanted anonymity said he was going through harsh times paying the transportation for his three daughters schooling at University of Maiduguri: “You can’t believe it, I give my daughters N1000 each from this 1000 housing estate here to University of Maiduguri where they are studying on a daily basis. Calculate that in a month”.
With the calling off of the strike by the organized labor, most professional bodies are waiting patiently to see how the promised palliatives would be channeled.
“Either through the executive of the unions or through the salaries of each individual worker using an organized channel if the beneficiary is a non governmental person.” said the top government official.
Maiduguri residents shy away from retail centers for petrol
Yobe state project coordinator led staff on a 5-day meeting on wetland zones
By: Yahaya Wakili
Yobe State Project Coordinator Agro-climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) has led a delegation of stakeholders and staff to a 5-day Stakeholders Engagement for the Development of Strategic Catchment Management Plan in Riparian/Wetland Zones of Northern Nigeria.
In a statement issued by the communication officer, Malam Ibrahim Baba Saleh, the event was aimed at engaging stakeholders on the best way to develop a strategic catchment management plan around the basin.
The Chairman of the Riparian States, Mr. Shehu Mohammed, highlighted the efforts made by his team within the period under review.
He buttressed some of the interventions made by ACReSAL, particularly the dredging of Nguru wetland targeted to benefit over 5000 direct farmers.
The meeting had in attendance the ACReSAL National Project Coordinator, Mr. Abdulhamid Umar, consultants and resource persons, and staff from the Federal Project Management Unit (FPMU).
Yobe state project coordinator led staff on a 5-day meeting on wetland zones
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PDP National Chairman commiserates with Buni over Mafa killings and floods in some parts of Yobe
PDP National Chairman commiserates with Buni over Mafa killings and floods in some parts of Yobe
By: Yahaya Wakili
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), National Chairman Ambassador Umaru Iliya Damagum led members of the National Working Committee and Board of Trustees of the party on a sympathy visit to Governor Mai Mala Buni over the Mafa attack and flood in some parts of the state.
Ambassador Iliya commended Governor Buni for giving every citizen of the state a sense of belonging irrespective of political differences.
“I must appreciate you for giving everyone a sense of belonging and fulfillment, despite our political differences,” he said.
The National Chairman said PDP shares the pain and trauma suffered by the people over the senseless killing of innocent people and the hardship caused by the flood.
Similarly, the former Senate President of the Ninth Senate, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, Ph.D., GCON, Sardaunan Bade, Yobe North Senatorial District, paid a sympathy visit to the governor.
Senator Lawan prayed for the repose of the souls of the victims of the Mafa attack and the floods.
He also prayed to Allah (SWT) to grant the departed souls Aljannatul Firdaus and to console their families.
PDP National Chairman commiserates with Buni over Mafa killings and floods in some parts of Yobe
Senator Lawan donates N50m to Borno flood victims
By: Yahaya Wakili
President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, Ph.D., GCON, visited Maiduguri to commiserate with his friend and brother, His Excellency, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, the government, and the people of Borno State over the recent devastating flood disaster in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
He was accompanied on the sympathy visit by the Deputy Speaker Yobe State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yau Usman Dachia, Rt. Hon. Adamu Dala Dogo, and Hon. Sanda Karabade of Yobe State House of Assembly.
Others include His Special Adviser on Budget and Planning, Alhaji Suleiman Jamo, Chairman, Bade local government council, Hon. Ibrahim Yurema, His former chief of staff, Dr. Mohammed Aji, and many stakeholders from Yobe North Senatorial District.
Senator Lawan commends His Excellency, Governor Zulum, and the Borno state government for their prompt response to the disaster. They have deployed emergency services to provide relief materials, evacuate affected residents, and restore basic services.
He made a donation of 50 million naira to the Borno state government to assist those affected by the floods.
The former Senate President commends the federal government for its swift response and support and urges development partners and humanitarian organizations to provide assistance to Borno State to mitigate the impact of the flood.
He prayed for the speedy recovery of those affected and for the restoration of normalcy in the affected communities.
And also prayed for the repose of the souls of the departed in Aljannatul Firdaus, Amin.
Senator Lawan donates N50m to Borno flood victims
Yobe state project coordinator led staff on a 5-day meeting on wetland zones
PDP National Chairman commiserates with Buni over Mafa killings and floods in some parts of Yobe
Senator Lawan donates N50m to Borno flood victims
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