In May, 2016, the Nigerian government claimed to have removed subsidy on petrol when it increased the price of petrol from N87 to N145 per litre. It claimed marketers were free to bring in cargoes and sell subject, of course, to meeting standard quality control. But not a few Nigerians were puzzled
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