Sentences with phrase «prices of petroleum products»

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has received notice of an intended demonstration by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) and Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) ostensibly in response to recent increases in price of petroleum products at the pump by some selected Oil Marketing Companies.

Recall that the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria warned the Senate against plans to increase the pump price of petroleum products in the country.

This is according to the Campaign Coordinator of the NDC's 2016 Campaign, Kofi Adams, who denied assertions by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), that President Mahama is set to reduce prices of petroleum products in a...

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun reviewing prices of their petroleum products following recent hikes in crude oil prices on the international market.

Reiterating the position of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Senyo Hosi said the current ex-pump price of petroleum products appropriately fits into the dictates of external factors that determine the pricing of the commodity.

«And in three years, since this government took over, all we have seen is price escalation, even at the time when in many other jurisdictions, in many other countries prices of petroleum products are falling.

Prices of Petroleum products shot up Monday by 27 %, a move that has prompted the Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU) to announce that it will increase transport fares this week.

Speaking on the development, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, on Sunday said the Federal Government is not contemplating increasing the pump price of petroleum products across the country.

File photo The CEO of Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors says prices of petroleum products have not gone up...

The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers» Union (GTPCWU), has kicked against a recently imposed 25 % hike in price of petroleum products.

Mutawakilu, who is also the Member of Parliament for the Damongo Constituency in the Northern Region made the call following pressure from civil society organizations on the government to reduce prices of petroleum products.

The Ministry of Petroleum has faulted reports that the Federal Government is planning to jerk up the pump price of petroleum product in the country.

Speaking to Citi News, the Executive Director of COPEC, Duncan Amoah, called on government to review prices of petroleum products.

The Act, which seeks to realign petroleum - related taxes by adjusting some of the levies and abolishing others, led to some changes on the ex-pump price of petroleum products.

The GRTCC says the hike in fares was as a result of the increase in the prices of petroleum products on January 4, 2016.

The Union is of the view that the basis for the rise in the prices of petroleum products has been shrouded in confusion, lacks transparency and the reasons for it is unacceptable.

Curiously, the hike in the price of kerosene came at a time when the price of crude oil had dropped to record low, with the price of petroleum products, such as kerosene, fuel and diesel, among others, dropping significantly in a number of countries, like the United States.

Former President John Mahama has criticized the Akufo - Addo government for its inability to stabilize the price of petroleum products to the satisfaction of Ghanaian consumers.

The energy sector levy introduced by government has triggered an almost 30 percent increase in the price of petroleum products since January 1.

The prices of petroleum products recently went up by 27 % following the passage of the energy sector levy by parliament.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, President John Mahama, has no plans to reduce the price of petroleum products ahead of the 2016 elections.

The New Patriotic Party presidential candidate, Nana Akufo Addo has said that the National Democratic Congress government will soon announce a reduction in the prices of petroleum products.

The Minority in Parliament has thrown its weight behind the protests in the capital against the persistent hikes in the prices of petroleum products.

The New Year increase in the prices of petroleum products at the pump has been greeted by widespread public condemnation due to the anticipated effect on cost of goods and services.

People don't have money and the last thing government would want to do in a New Year is to increase the prices of petroleum products.

«It is politically imprudent for government to increase the prices of petroleum products especially going into an election year.

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers [COPEC], has said it will embark on a demonstration on Wednesday over what it describes as the persistent increase in the prices of petroleum products.

The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has thrown its weight behind Nigeria's organised labour over planned increment of prices of petroleum products, accusing...

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Udom Emmanuel and Chairman, Task Force Petroleum monitoring Committee, Obong Essien Esama, who spoke on the fuel situation in the state said the state government has no constitutional powers to determine the pump price of petroleum products.

«We, therefore, urge Nigerians to reject this plot to raise the prices of petroleum products even as they gear towards using the next election to end the misrule of the APC.»

Hundreds of commercial drivers and consumers of petroleum products are expected to hit the streets of Accra today [Wednesday], to demonstrate over what they describe as the persistent increases in the prices of petroleum products.

According to them, the last five months have witnessed a persistent increase in the prices of petroleum products with corresponding hardships these increases often come with.

Hundreds of commercial drivers and consumers of petroleum products converged on the Obra Spot at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra to protest what they describe as the persistent hikes in the prices of petroleum products.

Some angry taxi drivers on Wednesday besieged the premises of Accra - based radio station, Peace FM, to demand a reduction in the prices of petroleum products.

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has said a planned protest march on Wednesday by the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) and Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) over hikes in the price of petroleum products is not justified.