Under pressure, Nigeria govt holds urgent meetings over living costs
Since coming to office in May, Tinubu has ended a fuel subsidy and currency controls, leading to a tripling of petrol prices and a spike in living costs as the naira slides sharply against the dollar.
PREMIUM Politics
Nigerian president Bola Tinubu who currently heads the Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS). (Photo by Kola SULAIMON / AFP) (Photo by KOLA SULAIMON/AFP via Getty Images)
NewVision Reporter
@NewVision
ABUJA, NIGERIA- Nigeria's cabinet ministers have held emergency meetings over the economy and food prices as the government comes under pressure over the fallout from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's