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NLC hails fuel price slash by Dangote Refinery

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">The Nigeria Labour Congress &lpar;NLC&rpar; has Dangote Refinery over the recent slashed in the fuel price&comma; describing it as a timely economic relief for Nigerians&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"X4OVvhdr" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Speaking with journalists &comma; the Chairman&comma; NLC Lagos Council&comma; Comrade Funmi Sessi said Dangote Refinery has come at the right time&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"y7HGwI0h" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">She expressed optimism that the reduction would ease transportation costs&comma; lower the prices of goods and services&comma; and provide financial relief to citizens struggling with the high cost of living&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8220&semi;This adjustment promises to offer much-needed relief for millions of Nigerians who have been grappling with high fuel prices and the rising cost of living&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8220&semi;If not for Dangote refinery&comma;  we believe that government will still be importing fuel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"t1M6DjQu" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8220&semi;But now&comma; Dangote is producing about 650&comma;000 litres of  barrel per day&comma; while both Port Harcourt refinery and the other refurbished one are producing about 210&comma;000 litres of barrels per day&period; Which is not even up to half of what Dangote is producing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8220&semi;With this&comma; Dangote has brought a healthy rivalry to the sector and we have started seeing reduction in the petroleum prices and even Dangote have started taking Petroleum to countries such as Ghana&comma; Togo and other countries&period; What this means is that it will bring stability on our own currency&period; In this instance &comma; we want to give it to Dangote&period; We also appreciate its timely intervention&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8220&semi;Don’t also forget that the National Assembly is trying to bring out a bill that Nigerians should start domesticating our own currency&period; It so disheartening that our currency is no more strong&comma; even in the West Africa region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8220&semi;So&comma; government should encourage Dangote and more players coming in because this will allow healthy rivalry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8220&semi;We welcome this relief&comma; which will help many Nigerians struggling due to the high cost of living&comma; and we urge other stakeholders to emulate the Dangote Group’s example for the benefit of all Nigerians&comma;” Sessi said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">On the proposed 2025 budget &comma;Comrade Sessi said if the government can be strict in it&&num;8217&semi;s implementation&comma; there is hope for the revival of the economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&&num;8221&semi; With the budget &comma; we can see that there is hope for Nigeria&period; Most especially if government can be strict in it&&num;8217&semi;s implementations&comma; there will will improvement in the security &comma; food production and other areas&comma;&&num;8221&semi; She said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" &NewLine; 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