…funds, to sharp disagreements among 2027 presidential contenders over insecurity and fuel subsidy, fresh US military training for Nigerian troops, a court battle over the stalled selection of a new Awujale, and protests over Governor Seyi Makinde’s exclusion from the flag-off of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode road reconstruction…

…of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, over his proposed return of fuel subsidy if elected in 2027. Obi also accused the federal government of mismanaging the savings from the proceeds of fuel susidy removal. The ex-governor of Anambra State spoke on Monday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) confe…

…with discussions centred on security, police reform, state policing, elections, and fuel subsidy. This contrasted with an earlier session featuring AAC candidate, Omoyele Sowore, senator Dino Melaye, and others, where Melaye’s contributions were largely muted. One of the defining moments of the session was an exchange…

The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, says fuel subsidy reversal talks can’t be reduced to election season promises . This is as he condemned former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to reverse the removal of petrol subsidy if elected president in 2027. Yilwatda,​‌‍​‌‍⁠⁠‌‌⁠‌…

…gave the warning in an op-ed published on Monday, August 24, 2026, titled “Restoring Fuel Subsidy Will Reverse Nigeria’s Economic Gains,” in which he outlined the fiscal benefits of subsidy removal and the potential consequences of returning to the old regime. According to the minister, restoring the subsidy would recr…

…the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over his proposal to reintroduce fuel subsidy if elected president. The party said a transparent and accountable subsidy system could help reduce transportation costs and the prices of essential commodities amid rising economic pressures. In a statement issued on Sund…

…but about doing the right thing for Nigerians. Atiku had pledged to reinstate the fuel subsidy regime if elected president of Nigeria in 2027. Reacting, Dare accused Atiku of political opportunism, stating that his proposal amounted to a reversal of the position he held during the 2023 presidential election. The presid…

…of measures to cushion the effect of the economic hardship following the removal of the fuel subsidy. “We will be joyful if the minister can honour this pronouncement made by the Federal Government since 2023,” they said. The pensioners added that while the workers had already received their six-month payment, they wer…

…of the newly released Federal Government’s Nigeria Reform Scorecard on savings from fuel subsidy, titled “The Benefits, Costs and Harm Prevented,” on Sunday showed that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway received the highest allocation among selected strategic infrastructure projects, with N2.23tn disbursed to fund its…

…the intense build-up to the 2023 general election, Atiku made the total removal of the fuel subsidy the absolute cornerstone of his economic manifesto. “He argued with unyielding conviction—repeatedly echoed across national media platforms, including broad coverage by outlets like Premium Times and The Punch—that the o…

…innuendo.” Lately, Atiku and Tinubu have been tackling each other over the issue of fuel subsidy removal. Recall that Tinubu, a presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had defeated Atiku during the 2023 election. During his inauguration at the Eagle Square in Abuja, Tinubu ended the fuel subsidy r…

…promise by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to restore fuel subsidy is a “political Trojan horse” aimed at winning the 2027 presidential election. Recounting that Atiku had supported the removal of fuel subsidy in the past, Sani said the ADC presidential candidate’s pledge was impractica…

…deeply problematic. Responding, Shaibu insisted that Tinubu changed the beneficiaries of fuel subsidy, stressing that he did not abolish it. Shaibu noted that Atiku is not returning Nigeria to open-ended subsidy on imported petrol; “his proposal is a targeted, capped, budgeted and independently audited production suppo…

…Minister, Nyesom Wike, over what it described as their failure to account for N14tn in fuel subsidy savings allegedly received through FAAC allocations. SERAP argued that despite the increase in revenue accruing to states since subsidy removal, the funds had not translated into adequate improvements in healthcare, educ…

…Nigerians are already dying,” he said. Atiku linked the hardship to the removal of fuel subsidy, arguing that the policy had triggered increases in transportation costs, food prices and production expenses while putting pressure on jobs and household incomes. “Fuel affects transportation. Transportation affects food pr…

…Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday, had described Atiku’s promise to restore fuel subsidy as evidence of “serious ignorance” […] The post You lack understanding of elementary economics, Atiku replies Tinubu appeared first on Tribune Online.

…nickname while criticising former Vice President Atiku Abubakar's proposal to restore fuel subsidy if elected president in 2027. "I saw one of my opponents (Atiku Abubakar) now say he will go back to subsidy. I read it," Tinubu said. "That is a demonstration of a serious ignorance on governance and economy. Before I ca…

…Adviser to President Tinubu, publicly challenged Atiku Abubakar's pledge to restore fuel subsidy if elected in 2027Onanuga argued the subsidy plan conflicts with the Petroleum Industry Act and could undermine Nigeria's growing domestic refining capacityThe presidency questioned how the subsidy would be funded and wheth…

…Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to restore the petrol subsidy if elected in 2027 as a demonstration of “serious ignorance” of governance and the economy. Tinubu said this while receiving Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, following his re-election victory i…

…failures, citing Boko Haram, ISWAP, bandits, and IPOBAtiku also promised to restore the fuel subsidy, saying its removal had not improved the lives of ordinary NigeriansPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Atiku Abubakar, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, has…

…last time contesting for the presidency.” "I will consider the possibility of restoring fuel subsidy if elected." “I initially did not oppose the removal of fuel subsidy. But now that it has been removed, where is the money? Where has the subsidy money gone? Has it been used to improve healthcare, education or security…

…a leading contender in the 2027 presidential election, faulting his shifting position on fuel subsidy. Wike, who spoke while responding to questions from journalists during an inspection of ongoing road projects in the territory, dismissed suggestions that Atiku belongs among the frontrunners for the 2027 poll, insisti…

…African Democratic Congress, ADC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to reinstate the fuel subsidy regime if he is elected president of Nigeria in 2027. Atiku argued that the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu’s administration has not yielded any benefit for Nigeria. Tinubu announced the removal of th…

…By Emma Ujah ABUJA — The Federal Government has said reforms involving the removal of fuel subsidy and the liberalisation of the naira generated savings of N15.8 trillion for the Federation between June 2023 and December 2025. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, disclosed th…

…dollar, chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has said. The post Fuel subsidy could have cost Nigeria N53trn, pushed naira to N3,500/$ — NRS chair appeared first on Tribune Online.