{
  "id": 4821234,
  "title": "Donald Duke Faults Subsidy Debate, Says Petrol Should Cost N200",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/donald-duke-faults-subsidy-debate-says-petrol-should-cost-n200",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T08:26:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/09/01/donald-duke-faults-subsidy-debate-says-petrol-should-cost-n200/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, has criticized ongoing discussions surrounding petrol subsidy, stating that the price of petrol could be around N200 per liter in Nigeria if the country effectively utilized the various products derived from crude oil. Duke dismissed the fuel subsidy controversy as a \"scam,\" asserting that Nigeria's crude oil reserves and the range of products created from crude oil should result in significantly lower petrol prices for citizens.\n\nHe pointed out that from a barrel of crude oil, there are approximately seven by-products, including diesel, petrol, PMS, AGO, kerosene, aviation fuel, and more. Duke claimed that by selling these products at commercial rates, Nigeria could sell petrol for as low as N200 per liter, instead of the current price of over N1,000. This contentious viewpoint emerged amid divergent proposals from presidential candidates Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi regarding the solution to the escalating cost of petrol and its impact on Nigerians.",
  "summary": "Sunday Ehigiator The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has faulted the ongoing debate among President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and former Anambra",
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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."
}