{
  "id": 13075174,
  "title": "Fuel discount: Tinubu govt woke up too late – Abati",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fuel-discount-tinubu-govt-woke-up-too-late-abati",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:57:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/09/fuel-discount-tinubu-govt-woke-up-too-late-abati/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former presidential aide Reuben Abati has criticized the Federal Government's 30-day petrol discount, stating that the administration acted too late to provide relief to Nigerians. Abati questioned the temporary nature of the intervention and the government's continued borrowing despite its removal of the petrol subsidy. The temporary discount raised concerns about the government's plan for funding and responsibility, while the continued borrowing questioned the financial benefits of subsidy removal. Abati urged the government to publish details of its price modulation plan, including cost-bearers, and expressed that the proposal had left unanswered questions. He felt that the administration could have introduced the intervention earlier and that people would not view it as an opportunity to attack the administration.",
  "summary": "Former presidential aide and Arise Television’s Morning Showanchor, Reuben Abati, has criticised the Federal Government’s 30-day petrol discount, saying the administration acted too late to provide relief to Nigerians. Abati said the temporary nature of the intervention raised questions about what would happen after the 30-day period. He also questioned the government’s continued borrowing…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Fuel price: Resign, go back to school – SDP’s Adebayo tells Tinubu, team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fuel-price-resign-go-back-to-school-sdps-adebayo-tells-tinubu-team",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:51:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Atiku speaks on Tinubu’s 30-day fuel discount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/atiku-speaks-on-tinubus-30-day-fuel-discount",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:31:26.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}