Five years ago, economists prophesied a prosperous future for Nigeria, and the rest of the continent. Yet today, the country is facing what one leading Nigerian academic recently told me is its “biggest crisis since independence”. The devaluation of the Nigerian naira by 230% over the past year, along with a huge rise in inflation, has sparked an economic crisis unequalled in its modern history. With meat, eggs and milk now a luxury, there have been reports of people in the north of the country being forced to eat poor-grade rice usually used as fish food.
National Politics
DW: Leftist Boric set to become new Chile president as Kast concedes defeat
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Fake News
Bryce Greene: Hyping Ukraine Counteroffensive, US Press chose Propaganda over Journalism
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Economics
Frances Coppola: The crypto world must be made safer for investors and users
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