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Nigeria rules out return of petrol subsidies

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Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Taiwo Oyedele, has ruled out reinstating subsidies on petrol imports, despite a recent fall in prices at petrol stations operated by the national oil company. He said the change had caused confusion among investors and financial institutions, according to RFI.

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