00:02Nigeria's finance minister unveiled a raft of measures Thursday aimed at cushioning against
00:08energy shocks as the country prepares to go to the polls including a petrol discount for public
00:14transport operators Africa's top oil producer hosts the continent's largest refinery owned by
00:21Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote but fuel prices have risen to about 1 400 naira or the equivalent
00:29of one dollar per liter from the 830 naira seen before the war in the Middle East with the government
00:37doing little to rein in prices and instead deferring to the market Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele
00:44said the measures were aimed at easing pressure on households and businesses
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