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  "id": 2928661,
  "title": "Nigeria’s subsidy debate pits cheaper petrol against reform gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/nigerias-subsidy-debate-pits-cheaper-petrol-against-reform-gains",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/business-economy/article/nigerias-subsidy-debate-pits-cheaper-petrol-against-reform-gains/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Before May 2023, petrol was kept artificially cheap at around N200 per litre, with the government covering the shortfall between read more Nigeria’s subsidy debate pits cheaper petrol against reform gains",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Reform reversal threatens Nigeria’s stability, investor confidence — CPPE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/reform-reversal-threatens-nigerias-stability-investor-confidence-cppe",
        "published": "2026-08-23T14:01:11.000Z"
      }
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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."
}