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BREAKING: Protest in Osun over electricity, petrol hike

chuks oti

Sep 08, 2020

The #RevolutionNow movement and National Association of Nigeria Students(NANS) on Tuesday protested hike in petrol price, electricity tariff and cable TV subscriptions among others.

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The Federal Government last Wednesday, through the Petroleum Pricing Marketing Company (PPMC), increased the ex-depot price of petrol from N138 to NN151.56 per litre, forcing marketers to increase pump price from N148 to N162 per litre.

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The protesters, who converged on the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Old Garage in Osogbo, marched to Ola-Iya junction.

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They were armed with placards with several inscriptions chanting anti-government songs.

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