Oil
Tinubu’s NNPC order cuts deductions to N8.4tn – W’Bank
CEII brief
Punch reported on 16 Oct 2026: Tinubu’s NNPC order cuts deductions to N8.4tn – W’Bank.
Read the full story on PunchA World Bank report says President Tinubu’s order stopping certain NNPC retentions cut Federation Account deductions from N10.1tn to N8.4tn in H1 2026.
Context from CEII
Crude benchmarks move budgets, currencies and inflation in producer and importer countries alike. For economies such as Nigeria, where fuels dominate exports, production and refining decisions move the whole economy.
85.9% of Nigeria’s merchandise exports were fuels in 2025Countries in this story
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