Nationwide protests are taking place in Nigeria, as the country experiences its worst economic crisis in a generation.

Annual inflation is at its highest in almost three decades, with food prices having risen even faster.

The planned protests have commanded the Nigerian government’s attention.

President Bola Tinubu made an appeal through Information Minister Mohammed Idris Malagi, asking organisers to shelve the plan and urging them to be patient.

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