...34 states record N1.6trn surplus in 2024– W’Bank The complete removal of petrol subsidies in October 2024 was supposed to be a painful but necessary sacrifice, one that would free up billions for national development and ease Nigeria’s fiscal burdens. But one year after the policy took full effect, it is a tale of two situations—one where state governors bask in unprecedented revenue windfalls, and another where ordinary citizens struggle to survive amid skyrocketing prices and dwindling incomes. The World
...34 states record N1.6trn surplus in 2024– W’Bank The complete removal of petrol subsidies in October 2024 was supposed to be a painful but necessary sacrifice, one that would free up billions for national development and ease Nigeria’s fiscal burdens. But one year after the policy took full effect, it is a tale of two situations—one where state governors bask in unprecedented revenue windfalls, and another where ordinary citizens struggle to survive amid skyrocketing prices and dwindling incomes. The World