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Published 11/03/2009 by AllAfrica.com

Nigeria: Deregulation - Sharp Practices, Bickering Rule Fuel Market

Sopuruchi Onwuka Last weekend, the features feared as the likely outcome of the dreaded market deregulation burst out in full on the eve of November 1 which government initially slated for full deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector.

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