SUBSIDY SHOWDOWN: Tinubu resists pressure, steps up palliatives – Atiku, Obi, Makinde, Adebayo, workers, others insist on restoration

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Nigeria’s fuel subsidy debate has intensified ahead of the January 2027 general elections, with President Bola Tinubu resisting calls to restore the subsidy while expanding palliative measures. Opposition figures, workers and other groups are pressing for restoration, while experts argue reforms should be retained alongside stronger protections against their economic and social costs.

Experts: Preserve reforms while aggressively mitigating social and economic costs By Nnamdi Ojiego The issue of fuel subsidy has returned to the front burner and is raging fiercely barely three months to the general elections.The presidential and National Assembly Elections hold on January 16, 2027 while governorship and state assembly polls hold two weeks later.Former […] The post SUBSIDY SHOWDOWN: Tinubu resists pressure, steps up palliatives – Atiku, Obi, Makinde, Adebayo, workers, others insist on restoration appeared first on Vanguard News.