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Vol 64 No 8

Published 13th April 2023


Nigeria

Asiwaju Tinubu the taxman cometh

Boosting revenues, ending fuel subsidies and the multiple exchange rate regime will be priorities for the new government

The opening gambit of Bola Tinubu's Presidency has been played – almost two months before he moves into the villa at Aso Rock. On 5 April, outgoing Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed announced she had secured US$800 million from the World Bank to pay for cash transfers to Nigeria's poorest 50 million people to compensate them for ending fuel subsidies.

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