VERBATIM: What Atiku, Obi, Makinde really want as 90+ countries subsidise fuel to ease hardship

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Nigeria’s 2027 fuel subsidy debate is framed against a wider international shift, with governments in more than 90 countries subsidising fuel to cushion motorists and businesses from a new oil-price shock. The article says the domestic discussion is increasingly focused on the form and cost of any subsidy and who would bear the expense, as political figures advocate measures to ease hardship.

By Luminous Jannamike Across the world, governments are cushioning motorists and businesses from a fresh oil shock. Nigeria’s 2027 debate is shifting from whether subsidy should exist to what form it should take, what it will cost and who will carry the bill. The latest petrol-price shock has produced an awkward reality for governments that […] The post VERBATIM: What Atiku, Obi, Makinde really want as 90+ countries subsidise fuel to ease hardship appeared first on Vanguard News.