Nigeria not to take off any petroleum subsidies

Nigeria not to take off any petroleum subsidies
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Nigeria has no intention of removing subsidies on petroleum products, its finance minister said on Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) advised the country to eliminate them to build a buffer.

"It's still work in progress ... there is no intention to remove the fuel subsidy at this time," Zainab Ahmed told reporters.

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