{
  "id": 13075177,
  "title": "Fuel discount is not subsidy – Presidency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fuel-discount-is-not-subsidy-presidency",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T08:52:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/09/fuel-discount-is-not-subsidy-presidency/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has clarified the distinction between a fuel margin discount and a government subsidy in response to recent controversy surrounding the Federal Government's 30-day fuel discount plan. In a statement titled \"Margin Discount and a Subsidy Are Not the Same,\" Onanuga explained that a margin discount occurs when a fuel retailer reduces or eliminates its profit margin, thereby passing the savings to consumers. Onanuga asserted, \"The ADC and NDC should carefully re-read this ministerial brief: Margin Discount and a Subsidy Are Not the Same.\" He further clarified that a subsidy involves the government paying a portion of the cost that would typically be borne by consumers, a measure that the current administration abolished in 2023. The essence of a fuel margin discount, according to Onanuga, lies solely in the retailer forgoing its profit margin to benefit consumers during the discount period.",
  "summary": "The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has explained the difference between a fuel margin discount and a government subsidy. This comes amid controversy over the Federal Government’s proposed 30-day fuel discount. Onanuga made the clarification in a statement posted on his X handle on Friday, explaining the difference between […] Fuel discount is…",
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  "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."
}