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Video: Nigeria’s Tinubu meets private sector executives over cost of living crisis 

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In this video, President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria spoke with executives in the private sector about the nation’s rising cost of living and the steps being taken to solve it.

 

“The people of this country are only the people we have to please and we are very much concerned, from students to mothers, fathers, farmers, traders and realizing that everyone has to fetch water from the same well.

 

“We are looking additional efforts that might help the downtrodden Nigerians and we will provide that hope and assurance that the economic recovery is on its way. We are not saying that we have all the answers but we will not be blamed for not trying,” Tinubu said in the video.

 

Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa and the owner of Dangote Industries, along with businessmen, AbdulSamad Rabiu and Tony Elumelu, were in attendance.

 

Following the meeting, Mr. Dangote told reporters that “the economy, food security, and security of the nation” were the topics of discussion at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

 

Nigeria is in the middle of its worst economic crisis in decades following the removal of subsidy on petrol and the floating of its currency. Its inflation is at a record high of 29.9℅. The situation has led to a surge in the cost of living and pressure on President Tinubu who came into power nine months ago.

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Video: Nigerian Afrobeats star Adekunle Gold tells sickle cell story

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In this interview, Kenyan journalist, Larry Madowo, speaks to Nigerian singer, Adekunle Gold, on living with sickle cell disease and his new mission to create awareness. The Afrobeats star explains why he believes the time is now to use his voice to make a difference for those battling the condition.

About 80% of sickle cell patients are in Africa. Nigeria has the largest population of people living with the condition in the world. Around 5% of people on the planet are carriers of trait genes linked to haemoglobin diseases, primarily thalassemia and sickle-cell disease and more than 300,000 newborns with serious haemoglobin abnormalities every year.

“I just got the courage to share my story because many people can share their stories as I can…”

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Video: ‘History will judge you harshly’, South Africa’s far-left opposition accuses ruling ANC

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In his speech in reaction to the parliamentary coalition which brought President Cyril Ramphosa back as president, Julius Sello Malema, who  is the leader of the populist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), explained that his party’s disagreement with working with the ruling ANC is aimed at contesting “the betrayal of South Africans”

Out of the 400 seats in the recently elected National Assembly, 246 are held by the ANC and DA, sufficient for the formation of a coalition government.

“We contested because we wanted to demonstrate to South Africa that we did not agree with the marriage of convenience to consolidate the white monopoly power to dominate the economy and the means of production in South Africa. This marriage seeks to undermine the changing of property relations in South Africa. We refused to sell out, we had never done so when we were young and we are not going to do so today.

“We are going to ensure that this parliament is functional, we can reassure you that we will not fight with any bouncer, we are going to be the best opposition that is going to ensure that both you and the DA (Democratic Alliance) are healed accountable. This is not a government of national unity, this is a great partnership between the ANC and the white monopolistic party.

“History will judge you and judge you harshly!”

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