The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and
Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has confirmed that the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has started implementing N150 per litre as
the official depot price of kerosene, poor man’s cooking fuel. As things
are, the price of a litre of this product will continue selling at the
current price of about N300 per litre in some states, going by the
explanation of Tokunbo Korodo, the South-west Chairman of the union.
“The NNPC did not include the
transportation of the product or several levies and bank interests paid
by marketers. Consequently, marketers will now add all these expenses to
the depot price to arrive at N190, N200 or N220 depending on their
locations,” explains Korodo. This kerosene crisis has been on for
months, without any response from appropriate authorities. The masses of
this country are in for tough times in the days ahead. This essential
cooking fuel is now more expensive than petrol and diesel. As a result,
many are going back to firewood for cooking, with attendant huge damage
to our forest resources.
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