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Playing the fuel: reforming Nigeria’s subsidies

Playing the fuel: reforming Nigeria’s subsidies

Update: 2024-09-17

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Large fuel subsidies in Nigeria are popular but ruinous to other public services. Our correspondents report from Lagos on how home-grown oil refining could help wean people off this popular premium. Texas was once a haven for crypto-mining; now many people are souring on it (11:06 ). And the terrifying rise of Indonesian horror films (17.05).

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Playing the fuel: reforming Nigeria’s subsidies

Playing the fuel: reforming Nigeria’s subsidies