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The practical politics of fuel subsidy reform in Nigeria

Abstract:: The removal of Nigeria’s fuel subsidy in 2023 delivered important fiscal gains, but the costs have reached households faster than the benefits. Continued hardship and the approaching elections could increase pressure for policy reversal. Making reform last will require making fiscal gains visible to citizens, using political power to curb elite excess, delivering credible relief and creating stronger incentives to sustain reform.

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Adekaiyaoja, A., Nwagbo, K., & Thibos, C. (2026). The practical politics of fuel subsidy reform in Nigeria (Open PEA Product Series). University of Oxford.

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Adekaiyaoja, A., et al. The Practical Politics of Fuel Subsidy Reform in Nigeria. University of Oxford, 2026. Open PEA Product Series.

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Adekaiyaoja, A., K. Nwagbo, and C. Thibos. 2026. The Practical Politics of Fuel Subsidy Reform in Nigeria. Open PEA Product Series. University of Oxford.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Blavatnik School of Government
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+ Thibos, C More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Blavatnik School of Government
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0002-1264-1695

Publisher:: University of Oxford
Series:: Open PEA Product Series
Place of publication:: Oxford, UK
Publication date:: 2026-10-21
DOI:: 10.5287/ora-rjvxvbpna
Paper number:: 6

Language:: English
Keywords:: political economy analysis

fuel subsidy reform

fiscal governance and accountability

reform sustainability

Nigeria
Pubs id:: 2468949
Local pid:: pubs:2468949
Deposit date:: 2026-10-21
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_96c951706ad84e20964bb4d761288cca

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Copyright date:: 2026
Rights statement:: Published in 2026 by the Open Political Economy Analysis Programme, University of Oxford under a CC Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International licence.

Licence:: CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)

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