{
  "id": 15655639,
  "title": "Nigeria won’t go back to Egypt, Tinubu rejects Atiku’s subsidy plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/nigeria-wont-go-back-to-egypt-tinubu-rejects-atikus-subsidy-plan-15655639",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:26:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigeria-wont-go-back-to-egypt-tinubu-rejects-atikus-subsidy-plan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Tinubu has held firm in his decision to reject a return to the fuel subsidy, dismissing any suggestion that Nigeria should emulate the past by going back to Egypt. During a recent forum, Tinubu likened any return to the removal of the subsidy to asking Moses to return to Egypt, stating that it was impossible and that the country could not afford such a move. The President reiterated his commitment to the economy's growth trajectory, emphasizing that Nigeria would not fall back into bankruptcy or a state of economic crisis.",
  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has rejected Atiku Abubakar’s fuel subsidy plan, vowing that Nigeria will never return to the old system which he removed. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-wont-go-back-to-egypt-tinubu-rejects-atikus-subsidy-plan/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Nigeria’s Permanent Representative presents $14bn UN budget to Tinubu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/nigerias-permanent-representative-presents-14bn-un-budget-to-tinubu",
        "published": "2026-10-19T18:29:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu’s receipt of UN’s 2027 budget proposal marks rare milestone in Nigeria’s global role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/tinubus-receipt-of-uns-2027-budget-proposal-marks-rare-milestone-in",
        "published": "2026-10-19T18:44:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nigeria won’t go back to Egypt, Tinubu rejects Atiku’s subsidy plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/nigeria-wont-go-back-to-egypt-tinubu-rejects-atikus-subsidy-plan",
        "published": "2026-10-19T20:52:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu rules out petrol subsidy return, pledges reform continuity",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/tinubu-rules-out-petrol-subsidy-return-pledges-reform-continuity",
        "published": "2026-10-19T22:11:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}