Nigeria’s fuel subsidy debate is returning to the centre of the 2027 presidential race, with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) proposing a model that would link government support to domestic petroleum production rather than payments that benefit fuel importers. Rotimi Amaechi, the ADC presidential running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, said the proposed […]
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says a government led by Peter Obi would introduce a new form of fuel subsidy and use increased domestic refining to reduce the cost of petrol for Nigerians. The proposal places petrol pricing at the centre of the NDC’s economic message ahead of Nigeria’s […]
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ABUJA — Nigeria’s long-running fuel subsidy controversy has returned to the centre of the country’s political debate, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rejecting any move back toward subsidy and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar proposing a new system that would direct government support toward domestic refining. The disagreement is more than a political exchange ahead […]
