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Despite several denials, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu government has concluded plans to spend up to N5.4 trillion on oil subsidies in 2024.

This comes after months of repeated denials by government officials who insisted there were no subsidies.

The revelation came during a presentation by Wala Edun, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy on an Accelerated Stabilisation and Advancement Plan (ASAP), designed to address key challenges affecting the reform initiatives and stimulate development in various sectors of the economy.

“At current rates, expenditure on fuel subsidy is projected to reach ₦5.4 trillion by the end of 2024. This compares unfavourably with ₦3.6 trillion in 2023 and ₦2.0 trillion in 2022,” a draft copy of the ASAP presented by Edun said.

The federal government had previously maintained that it would no longer subsidise fuel costs, instead opting for a deregulation policy.