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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The implementation of subsidy rationalisation must not under any circumstances compromise th...

Environment Minister Murray Watt praises the home battery subsidy scheme as “phenomenally successful” despite the prime minister declining to rule out means-testing the $7.2b program.

The higher education minister’s latest communique takes aim at hyper-publication, predatory journals and rent-an-affiliation deals. Some universities seem rattled. His department must stand firm.

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to cancel the licences of petrol pumps that fail to facilitate registered beneficiaries under the Prime Minister’s<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2030152"> Fuel Relief Programme</a>.</p> <p>Chairing a meeting to review progress on the programme, the prime minister expressed sa

<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to cancel the licences of petrol pumps that fail to facilitate registered beneficiaries under the Prime Minister’s<a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2030152"> Fuel Relief Programme</a>.</p> <p>Chairing a meeting to review progress on the programme, the prime minister expressed sa

Atiku Abubakar, the ADC presidential candidate, has pledged to restore fuel subsidy and reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-atiku-vows-to-restore-fuel-subsidy-reopen-borders/

An ADC candidate for Akure federal constituency in Ondo, Balarabe Akinwumi, has pledged to support the return of fuel subsidy if elected into office. Read More: https://punchng.com/ondo-adc-rep-candidate-backs-fuel-subsidy-return/

The government has approved the use of 6.7 billion baht from the Energy Conservation Fund (Enconfund) to help contain rising fuel prices, according to an energy official familiar with the matter.

The NDC presidential candidate for 2027, Peter Obi, has vowed to restore fuel subsidy if elected, during a town hall meeting in Nasarawa State. Read More: https://punchng.com/nasarawa-campaign-obi-vows-to-restore-fuel-subsidy/

<p>The chancellor’s budget giveaway is, unfortunately, a reflection of how life works in the global aerospace business</p><p>It wasn’t a “nothing” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/budget-2026">budget</a> for engine-maker Rolls-Royce. The company was handed £1.25bn from public coffers to part-fund the development of a next-generation engine for si

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 &mdash; The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) will suspend or revoke a petrol st...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 &mdash; The government has approved nearly 21,700 applications to transfer BUDI Madani Diesel eligi...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 &mdash; The total fuel subsidy savings for this year will be finalised by year-end, taking into acc...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 &mdash; Putrajaya has cut off a petrol station in Sungai Buaya, Nibong Tebal, Penang, from the Budi...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has criticised proposals to restore petrol subsidy, defending President Tinubu’s economic reforms at the Nigerian Economic S Read More: https://punchng.com/shettima-faults-subsidy-return-proposal-defends-tinubus-reforms/

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has defended President Tinubu’s removal of the petrol subsidy, saying past leaders knew it was a scam but lacked courage to end it Read More: https://punchng.com/wike-defends-tinubus-removal-of-petrol-subsidy/

South Africa has expanded access to the early childhood development subsidy to over 954,000 children, but Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube stressed that a large access gap for early learning programmes remained. At the 2026 Bana Pele Leadership Summit, leaders emphasised cross-sector collaboration, policy reforms and private investment to achieve univ