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Bid to end subsidy stirs protest in Nigeria
- Source: Africa Renewal, Volume 26, Issue 1, Apr 2012, p. 8 - 9
- French
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- 30 Apr 2012
Abstract
Nigerians have never been shy about public protest, even during the days of dictatorship. So when the government of President Goodluck Jonathan welcomed the country into 2012 by announcing the removal of a petrol subsidy — more than doubling costs at the fuel pump — the subsequent nationwide protests could have been anticipated.
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