Fuel subsidies in Nigeria
67 killed in stampedes at Christmas food drives in Nigeria as IMF-induced hunger engulfed millions more in 2024

After dozens died in stampedes, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu remarked, “We should just get on with it.” Tinubu’s IMF-prescribed policies have more than doubled food prices in the country, condemning millions more to hunger.

Nigerian president Bola Tinubu enforced violent crackdown on hunger protests to satisfy IMF demands

Nigerian President and alleged CIA asset Bola Tinubu implemented a nation-wide crackdown on protests against hunger and the cost-of-living crisis, resulting in dozens of deaths

Looting of food grains continues in Nigeria as almost half its population suffers hunger

President Bola Tinubu’s lifting of fuel subsidies and liberalization of currency trade has pleased the IMF and increased hunger in Africa’s most populous country

Nigerian university students protest fee hike amid soaring cost of living

Students at the University of Lagos have rejected a recent hike of mandatory fees that could see the cost of some courses soar by up to 600%. Several other public universities have announced similarly steep hikes in recent months even as inflation soars

Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu begins his term with fuel subsidies controversy

Nigerian journalist Chido Onumah analyzes the first days of the country’s new President Bola Tinubu, his announcement on ending subsidies, and the political climate in the country after the controversial elections