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World Service,27 Feb 2024,26 mins

Nigerians take to the streets over soaring food and fuel prices

World Business Report

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Trade unions begin two days of protests across the country against president Bola Tinubu's economic reforms. We find out what is happening in Africa's largest economy. Japan's population declined by nearly one million people last year, as the ageing of society gathers pace. We look into the factors that are fuelling this population crisis. And as the Cigar Festival takes place in Cuba, we get the latest on this luxury industry. (Picture: Nigerians protest in Lagos. Picture credit: EMMANUEL ADEGBOYE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock.)

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