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Petrol Subsidy Financially Unsustainable for Nigeria, Lokpobiri Tells Obi, Atiku
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Fusion42 · 4 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, condemned the petrol subsidy as financially unsustainable and implicated it in the past losses of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, while highlighting the urgent need to replace ageing crude oil evacuation pipelines to increase production capacity.
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You face a tightening funding environment as Nigeria moves away from petrol subsidies and invests in critical pipeline renewal. This shift opens opportunities to provide solutions in pipeline infrastructure and oil logistics.
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