Nigeria must increase petrol imports to cushion its economy against rising global energy costs, the World Bank warned, as tensions in the Middle East push domestic fuel and food prices higher. In its April 2026 Nigeria Development Update (NDU), the World Bank highlighted that while Nigeria has made
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