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Nigeria 2023: Tinubu targets oil, blockchain investment, and tax enforcement  

By Eniola Akinkuotu

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Posted on October 21, 2022 11:32

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APC party’s new presidential candidate Bola Tinubu raises a party’s flag with Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari next to Abdullahi Adamu, the APC party chairman, during the party convention in Abuja, Nigeria June 7, 2022. Nigeria’s Presidency/Handout via REUTERS

Nigerian presidential candidate Bola Tinubu calls for 4 million barrels of crude per day, blockchain regulatory reform, and better tax enforcement in a new policy document.

Tinubu has revealed his plans for Nigeria in an 80-page document that will be launched by President Muhammadu Buhari at an elaborate event on 21 October 2022.

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