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International Business Times
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Laurie CHURCHMAN

Nigeria Police Fire Tear Gas On Hardship Protests

Government officials urged young activists in Nigeria to reject rallies and allow time for economic reforms to take hold (Credit: AFP)

Nigerian police fired tear gas on Thursday to break up several hundred protesters in the northern city of Kano and in the capital Abuja where demonstrators had joined in nationwide rallies against the high cost of living.

Africa's most populous country is struggling with soaring inflation and a sharply devalued naira after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ended a costly fuel subsidy and liberalised the currency a year ago to improve the economy.

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