Nigerian airlines kept operating on Thursday after averting a shutdown sparked by soaring jet fuel prices. The spike, intensified by the Middle East war, is hitting an industry across Africa’s biggest crude producer. Even with increased jet fuel output from Nigeria’s Dangote refinery, data reviewed by AFP suggests fuel costs remain stubbornly high—raising questions about how much room there is to lower prices.
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