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Tinubu sworn in; fuel subsidy declared gone — archival photograph

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Tinubu sworn in; fuel subsidy declared gone

Tinubu was sworn in and announced that the petrol subsidy was gone.

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29 May 2023

Tinubu sworn in; fuel subsidy declared gone

Tinubu was sworn in and announced that the petrol subsidy was gone.

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What happened

Tinubu was sworn in and announced that the petrol subsidy was gone. The policy was long debated and supported by many economists, but the immediate price shock became one of the defining social and economic events of his early presidency.

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