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Fuel subsidy: What did Nigeria gain?

Nigeria removed the fuel subsidy. The economy and the Nigerian people paid the price. Now Atiku Abubakar wants it back. President Bola Tinubu says that would be a return to bad economics.

  • Nigeria removed fuel subsidy expecting economic benefits
  • Critics argue removal was necessary for fiscal sustainability
  • World Bank found N8.6 trillion spent on fuel subsidies 2019-2022

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