Nigeria is OPEC's sixth largest crude oil exporter

نائجیریا میں تیل کی قیمتوں کا تعین کرنے والے حکومتی اہلکاروں نے عدالت کے اس فیصلے کو سراہا ہے جس میں بڑھتی ہوئی قیمتوں کے خلاف ہڑتال پر پابندی عائد کردی گئی ہے۔ اننا بورزیلو کی رپورٹ:

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Nigerians are likely to soon face fuel price increases, following the federal high court's decision which paves the way for the reintroduction of the controversial fuel tax and also outlaws unions from striking over non-employment issues.

The Nigeria labour congress has led several general strikes over the last year in protest at fuel price increases, which followed the government's decision to deregulate the purchase and sale of fuel.

Previously, fuel prices have been kept low by government subsidy. The petroleum product's pricing regulatory agency said in a statement it welcomed the high court's decision, and added that marketeers were now free to procure products and release them to the public subject to guidelines. Prices have been effectively frozen while the court reached its decision.

Nigeria is the sixth largest exporter of crude oil within OPEC but much of the revenue generated has been squandered by successive governments.

The general strikes have been widely supported because many Nigerians feel the only benefit they get from their country's oil wealth is cheap subsidised fuel.

Anna Borzello, BBC News, Lagos

الفاظ کو سنئیے

paves the way for
کی راہ ہموار کرتا ہے

controversial
متنازعہ

outlaws
پابندی عائد کرتا ہے، غیرقانونی قرار دیتا ہے

deregulate
حکومتی پابندیاں ہٹانا

government subsidy
اعانت، سبسیڈی

regulatory agency
وہ حکومتی ادارہ جو کمپنیوں اور دیگر اداروں پر نگرانی کرتا ہے

procure
حاصل کرنا، خریدنا

subject to
بشرطیکہ

revenue
ٹیکس اور دیگر ذرائع سے حاصل ہونے والی آمدنی

squandered by successive governments
پیش رو حکومتوں کی فضول خرچی