Removing oil subsidies in Nigeria: between necessity and false economy

Ezeani, Elimma C.

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“…Case study 1: Occupy Nigeria protest 2012 The Occupy Nigeria protest of 2012, which mirrors the occupy movements in New York and other major cities, followed the announcement of about 46 per cent hike in the price of petrol -marking the official removal of government subsidies on the product. Protests against the removal of petrol subsidy have been an integral part of popular struggles in Nigeria since the adoption of economic liberalization policy in 1986 (Nwosu 1996;Ezeani 2014). Prior to its decision to withdraw petrol subsidy on 1 January 2012, the government initiated debates and consultations on the matter with organized groups such as manufacturers, transporters, workers and youths.…”

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“…In those engagements, the government maintained that petrol subsidy 'poses a huge financial burden, disproportionately benefits the wealthy, is inefficient, and diverts resources away from potential investment in critical infrastructure' (cited in Ezeani 2014: 373). In response, groups opposed to petrol subsidy removal asserted that a hike in petrol price would make life more difficult for many Nigerians, especially in the context of poor social provisioning by the government (Ezeani 2014). While this debate was going on, the government moved ahead to announce the removal of the petrol subsidy.…”

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2017

Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des étud

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Section: Political Activism Of Nigeria's New Middle Classmentioning

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The Rise of Africa’s Middle Class

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Fuel subsidy removal in global south oil-producing economies: A review of literature

Gamette,

Oteng

2024

The Extractive Industries and Society

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The Dialectics of Nigeria’s Opaque Downstream Oil Sector and the Agency of Fuel Subsidy

Nwozor,

Afolabi,

Godwin Chidume

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This paper draws from qualitative data to examine the opacity of Nigeria’s downstream oil sector within the ambit of its fuel subsidy policy. It specifically addresses whether the poor state of Nigeria’s refineries is linked to the prebendal benefits associated with the administration of fuel subsidies as well as the correlation between the opacity of Nigeria’s downstream oil sector and fuel subsidy. Furthermore, the paper interrogates how fuel importation could be considered a rational option to address domestic needs for refined petroleum products. The paper offers two major interrelated insights: First, it finds that fuel subsidy nurtures the propensity for sabotage, corruption, and money laundering; there tends to be a link between fuel subsidy and the non-functionality of Nigeria’s state-owned refineries, and second, the pro-poor justifications for sustaining fuel subsidy is a proxy for continued elite enrichment through the manipulation of the subsidy regime. Overall, the paper highlights the imperative of rethinking the fuel subsidy architecture by rebuilding Nigeria’s downstream oil sector, especially the domestic capacity for refining crude oil.

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Removing oil subsidies in Nigeria: between necessity and false economy

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Fuel subsidy removal in global south oil-producing economies: A review of literature

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