Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said that the Federal Government has suspended removal of fuel subsidy.
She said the government had made provisions for subsidy in the 2022 budget from January to June this year, adding that government will forward a request to the National Assembly to make additional provisions for fuel subsidy from July this year till a time deemed appropriate for its eventual removal.
According to her, all payments on fuel subsidy ordinarily would cease as from July, 2022.
The minister spoke as the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, pleaded with the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, to shelve the planned strike schedule for Thursday nationwide against fuel subsidy removal.
The NLC, however, insisted yesterday that the planned strike would go on, saying it will not believe government until the suspension of subsidy was effected.
The union also petitioned the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, giving reasons for insisting on the scheduled protest.
