The group further called on the Federal Government to ensure a free and fair election by allowing the Independent National Electoral Commission to operate independently.
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A faction of Afenifere has called on the Federal Government to reduce petrol prices to between N350 and N400 per litre and review Nigeria’s N70,000 minimum wage amid worsening economic hardship. A faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called on the Federal Government to reduce the price of petrol to between N350 and N400 per litre...
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- A faction of Afenifere has called on the Federal Government to reduce petrol prices to between N350 and N400 per litre and review Nigeria’s N70,000 minimum wage amid worsening economic hardship.
- A faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called on the Federal Government to reduce the price of petrol to between N350 and N400 per litre and review the current N70,000 national minimum wage.
- The group made the demands in a communiqué issued on Sunday after its National Executive Committee meeting in Lagos.The faction, led by Oba Oladipo Olaitan, said the government’s proposed petrol price stabilisation mechanism, which seeks to keep the price at no more than N1,350 per litre, falls short of what Nigerians need amid rising living costs.
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A faction of Afenifere has called on the Federal Government to reduce petrol prices to between N350 and N400 per litre and review Nigeria’s N70,000 minimum wage amid worsening economic hardship. A faction of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called on the Federal Government to reduce the price of petrol to between N350 and N400 per litre...
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October 12, 2026
