Yusuf Nadabo, assistant news manager at the Freedom Radio station, where people come to the gate every day to drop off sheets of paper containing appealing for help to pay medical bills or school fees, or to recover from some disaster, in Kano. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
NIGERIA is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, with skyrocketing inflation, a currency in free fall and millions of people struggling to buy food.
Despite being Africa’s biggest economy just two years ago, Nigeria is projected to drop to fourth place this year.
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