Breaking – Fuel price hike: Minister tenders apology to Nigerians

The Minister of State Petroluem on Friday Timipre Sylva apologized to Nigerians over the latest N212.61 petrol price confusion in the country.

Speaking at the groundbreaking for the Rungas composite cylinder manufacturing plant in Alaro City Free Zone, Epe, Mr Sylva, urged Nigerians to disregard the increase, explaining that it was a mix-up.

The former Bayelsa state governor also apologised to the Nigerian populace for inconveniences caused by the False Report.

Meanwhile, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has declared that its publication of monthly template, does not amount to increasing the price of petroleum products, as such increases are supposed to be determined by market forces, under the current deregulation of the sector.