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World Bank advice risks dragging Nigeria back into fuel import trap — Energy experts

April 14, 2026
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Energy experts have criticised recent recommendations by the World Bank urging Nigeria to deepen fuel importation and fully liberalise its downstream petroleum sector, warning that the advice is ill timed, economically regressive and in direct violation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). An energy economist and professor, Ken Ife, faulted the position during a televised interview [] The post World Bank advice risks dragging Nigeria back into fuel import trap — Energy experts appeared first on Vanguard News.

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