TINUBU’S NIGERIA: KIDNAPPINGS SOAR AS NAIRA TUMBLES

Nigeria’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu was re-elected on the back of promises to reign in the cost-of-living crisis - but over a year on, it’s making life an ever greater misery for millions in the country. With the naira in apparent free fall and subsidies axed, prices have made everyday living a real struggle, if not impossible. Against this backdrop, there’s been a spike in kidnappings across the country - with ransom seemingly the main motivation. African Stream’s Nigeria correspondent Poloum David reports from Abuja.