Subsidy Showdown: Tinubu's Government Fires Back as Atiku, Obi Draw Battle Lines for 2027

The fuel subsidy debate has erupted into Nigeria's defining political battleground after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar pledged to restore petrol subsidies if elected in 2027, triggering a rapid-fire exchange between the ruling APC and opposition figures. Information Minister Mohammed Idris issued a stark warning in a published opinion article on Monday, arguing that restoring subsidy would "almost instantly return Nigeria to the economic conditions of 2022" —...