Atiku asks what comes after Tinubu's month-long petrol discount
Ojy Okpe's Arise News segment examines who would benefit from the temporary price relief, and what happens when it ends.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 132,727 views a day, 56 times a normal first day on this channel (2,370).
Atiku Slams Tinubu’s 30-Day Fuel Discount+Rotimi Amaechi Says Tinubu’s Supporters Are Mad|OjyOkpe
A temporary cut in petrol prices comes with a longer-term question: what happens when the offer expires? Arise News puts Atiku Abubakar's criticism of the government's plan at the center of Ojy Okpe's segment, which drew nearly 95,000 views in its first 13 hours, far beyond the channel's usual start for a regular upload.
According to the report, the government has announced a thirty-day discount at NNPC filling stations, with transporters getting priority. It says a price ceiling is being negotiated, and Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele describes the arrangement as selling petrol at cost rather than restoring a subsidy.
The practical catch is where motorists can buy it. The segment highlights critics' concern that NNPC Retail accounts for only a small share of Nigeria's filling stations, limiting the offer's direct reach.
Speaking in Abuja, Atiku frames the measure as election bait and asks what follows on day thirty-one. The report also revisits his earlier prediction that temporary fuel support would return before the election. Alongside that political argument is a concrete demand from the Nigeria Labour Congress: lower petrol prices and renewed minimum-wage negotiations. Okpe's roundup connects the temporary offer to the broader question of what workers can afford.
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- Channel
- Arise News
- Subscribers
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- Channel views, last 7 days
- 3,987,421
- Channel views, pace per day
- 418,593 (on a normal day: 638,211)
- Video published
- October 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 94,933 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 132,727
The numbers
This segment's early views stand well above Arise News's usual first-day audience for regular videos. The channel's overall daily views, however, are below their typical pace.
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Under which Nigerian president did Atiku Abubakar serve as vice president?
Atiku Abubakar served as vice president under Olusegun Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007.



