BREAKING: Tinubu announces option for fuel, fixes price at N200, see full details

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics, governance, and elections in Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, October 22, said Nigerians can buy fuel at N1,000 per litre or compressed natural gas (CNG) at N200 per standard cubic meter.

Legit.ng reports that President Tinubu said this when he met executives of the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (Nipco) Plc.

Citizens currently buy fuel at above N1,000 per litre across Nigerian cities.

According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu's special adviser on information and strategy, the Nigerian leader lauded NIPCO's “Switch to CNG” campaign.

Tinubu said:

“Nigeria’s motorists can buy petrol at N1,000 per litre or equivalent gas per standard cubic meter at N200."We have also introduced incentives for commercial motorists to convert from petrol to gas free of cost."

Read Onanuga's statement in full below:

More to follow...

Source: Legit.ng