The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has urged the Federal Government to compel petroleum marketers to significantly reduce fuel prices, citing the drop in global oil prices following the ceasefire between Iran and the United States.
In a statement issued on Friday, June 26, 2026, and signed by its National Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the group argued that there is “no basis” for keeping petrol prices above N1,000 per litre now that international crude oil prices have returned to pre-war levels.
“The America/Israel against Iran war that forced the prices of the petroleum products up has subsided following ceasefire agreement between Iran and America hence, there is no basis for petroleum marketers in Nigeria to keep the price of Premium Motor Spirit in particular to above N1000 per litre,” the statement said.
The group described the current high pump prices as “highly insensitive and inhuman,” accusing marketers of economic sabotage.
It called
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