We’re Not Responsible For Petrol Price Hike – Nigerian Government

The Federal Government has said it is not responsible for the hike in the pump price of petrol.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Wednesday raised the pump price of petrol.

PMS raised from N897 per litre to N1, 030 in Abuja; from N855 to N998 in Lagos; N1, 070 in North-East; N1,025 in other South-West States; N1,045 in South-East and N1,075 in South-South.

However, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said NNPCL’s decision was not influenced by the Federal Government.

The Minister explained that the NNPCL made the decision in response to prevailing circumstances in the energy industry, emphasising that it did not act on any instruction from the Federal Government, which he said can no longer fix prices of petroleum products,  in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).

The Minister appealed to Nigerians to understand the situation, assuring that prices would eventually decrease.