Businesses struggle as Nigeria scraps fuel subsidy
By Reuters
26 June 2023 |
9:30 am
Nigeria's fuel subsidy kept petrol prices low but also drained billions from government coffers. Now it has been removed, small businesses - which largely rely on generators - are feeling the squeeze.
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