Why is Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, facing the continent’s highest reported rise in fuel prices?
Not because of the war on Iran, a presidential aide has clarified, explaining that it is rather a consequence of the government’s own implementation of IMF-prescribed reforms.
Hunger by policy: fasting for food security in Nigeria
After causing widespread hunger in Nigeria by furthering IMF-prescribed neoliberal reforms, President Bola Tinubu’s agriculture ministry organizes prayer and fasting for food security.
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
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






