Effects of Subsidy Removal: FG commissions 5.2 mmscfd CNG plant in Lagos - ITREALMS

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To lessen the impact of subsidy removal on petrol, the Federal Government has commissioned a 5.2 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) plant in Lagos, reports ITREALMS.

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, who commissioned the plant at the Isolo Industrial Area, Ilasamaja in Lagos, on Thursday, said the occasion, under the theme “From Gas to Prosperity: CNG for All”, represents a critical turning point in the development of affordable, sustainable, and secure energy sources in the country.

Subsidy removal: Makinde kicks off distribution of food relief packages, targets 200,000 households - ITREALMS

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In line with the measures put up by his administration under the Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery (SAfER), to mitigate the hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy, the Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has kicked off the food relief component of SAfER.

The governor, who kicked off the distribution of the food relief packages at the Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III Mini-stadium, Oyo, said 200,000 households would benefit from the food relief support, adding that the government took its time to plan SAfER, which according to him is more than just a palliative.