Why Reversing Nigeria’s Fuel and FX Subsidies Would Trigger Economic Disaster

Since 2023, Nigeria’s opposition has spotlighted hardship without addressing its underlying causes. Removing the fuel subsidy pushed pump prices up and drove smuggling and household consumption to unsustainable levels. Bringing prices back to ₦200 per litre would more than double daily demand and require tens of trillions of naira in subsidy payments with no clear funding source. Scrapping the FX subsidy also led to a weaker naira. Re-pegging the exchange rate at ₦460 to the dollar would collapse federal revenue by over 60%, leaving most states unable to pay salaries. Any administration that reversed these reforms risks a fiscal and social crisis within months.

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