Petrol Price For Naija Na One Of The Cheapest For Africa – FG

The Federal Government on Monday don yarn  say despite the recent increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS to N162 per litre, the price of the commodity for Naija  still remain among the cheapest in Africa.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, yarn this tori for press conference in Abuja.

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“In spite of the recent increase in the price of fuel to N162 per litre, petrol prices in Nigeria remain the lowest in the West/Central African sub-regions.

“Below is a comparative analysis of petrol prices in the sub-regions (naira equivalent per litre): Nigeria -N162 per litre; Ghana -N332 per litre; Benin -N359 per litre; Togo – N300 per litre; Niger – N346 per litre; Chad -N366 per litre; Cameroon -N449 per litre; Burkina Faso -N433 per litre; Mali -N476 per litre; Liberia – N257 per litre; Sierra Leone -N281 per litre; Guinea -N363 per litre; and Senegal – N549 per litre.

Outside the sub-region, petrol sells for N211 per litre in Egypt and N168 per litre in Saudi Arabia.

“You can now see that even with the removal of subsidy, fuel price in Nigeria remains among the cheapest in Africa.”

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