{
  "id": 14039740,
  "title": "Minister defends NNPC petrol discount, says it’s not return to subsidy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/minister-defends-nnpc-petrol-discount-says-its-not-return-to-subsidy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-12T20:15:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/916547-minister-defends-nnpc-petrol-discount-says-its-not-return-to-subsidy.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mr Idris said the decision did not represent a return to fuel subsidy, explaining that the NNPC had opted to forgo some of its profits to cushion the impact of higher petrol prices on consumers. The post Minister defends NNPC petrol discount, says it’s not return to subsidy appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}