A debate about Nigeria’s unemployment figures has swirled online after presidential hopeful Peter Obi tweeted that the rate stood at 35 percent nearly two points higher than the rate given by the country’s statistics agency. After social media users pointed out the discrepancy, Obi’s supporters defended him by attributing his figure to a rating agency and arguing that the
Soaring prices of food in Yemen and Nigeria are predisposing more households to malnutrition as both countries face insurgency and weak local currency, Niyi Oyedeji and Sahar Mohammed report.