Nigeria to Remove Fuel Subsidy - Pay Transport Grant to 'Poor Citizens'

23 November 2021

The government says it will target 30 to 40 million people, but it will depend on resources.

The federal government will remove fuel subsidy and replace it with a monthly N5000 transport grant to poor Nigerians, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has said.

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