{
  "id": 4329467,
  "title": "Yari: Subsidy Can’t Return, Anyone Promising to Restore It is Deceiving Nigerians",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/yari-subsidy-cant-return-anyone-promising-to-restore-it-is-deceiving",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T03:01:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/30/yari-subsidy-cant-return-anyone-promising-to-restore-it-is-deceiving-nigerians/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "APC's Senator Abdulaziz Yari has warned that any politician promising to restore the Nigerian subsidy regime is misleading the public, as the policy has become too costly and lacks transparency. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), had pledged a targeted subsidy system if elected in 2027, but Yari argued that there is no provision for petrol subsidy in the 2023 budget and no accurate data on fuel consumption. Yari also raised concerns over the financial commitment involved in the subsidy regime, suggesting that it is a N20 trillion deal without clear clarity on the actual volume of petrol consumed daily.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Yari: Subsidy can’t return, anyone promising it is deceiving Nigerians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/yari-subsidy-cant-return-anyone-promising-it-is-deceiving-nigerians",
        "published": "2026-08-29T20:48:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}