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Nigeria: I Won't Return Subsidy

  • On Monday, October 19, 2026, President Bola Tinubu declared at the Presidential Villa in Abuja that Nigeria will not restore the fuel subsidy he ended in May 2023.
  • The Nigeria Labour Congress issued a two-week ultimatum on October 9 for the government to lower petrol prices, citing workers on the 70,000 naira minimum wage cannot afford current costs.
  • Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele announced a 30-day petrol discount at NNPC Limited stations on October 8, though officials state this measure is not a return to the former subsidy.
  • Opposition candidates are promising cheaper fuel ahead of the presidential election on Saturday, January 16, 2027, creating political risk for investors holding Nigerian bonds.
  • The International Monetary Fund warned Nigeria on October 14 against restoring subsidies as global oil prices hit US$110 per barrel, complicating economic stability before the vote.
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Punch Newspapers broke the news on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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