In just 100 days Nigeria’s new president has made bold reforms
But not everyone is pleased with Mr Tinubu’s liberal economics
In a hair salon in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, an argument breaks out over the new president’s performance. “He’s just starting,” says a young man. His barber is less forgiving. “Is that not what they told us about [former president Muhammad] Buhari? The next thing, eight years have passed.” Soon other staff and customers have joined the argument, pointing to the rising price of garri, (cassava flour) and soaring transport costs.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The perilous path of reform”
Middle East & Africa September 9th 2023
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