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Overnight News Digest: Cold Night [1]

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Date: 2023-02-24  

By Ore Ogunbiyi

The Nigerian presidential election is more unpredictable than it has been in decades. The surprise popularity of Peter Obi, an outside candidate, has given some young Nigerians hope that they will be able to build a fulfilling life for themselves in their native land. Others think it makes little difference whether this week’s election is won by Obi, who is considered a whippersnapper at 61, or by one of his older opponents from the two main parties. There are a lot of young Nigerians (more than 60% of the population is under the age of 25), but they don’t have much to look forward to. Nigerians are poorer than they were when Muhammadu Buhari, the 80-year-old president, took the reins eight years ago. Universities are closed for months at a time owing to strikes; hospitals have at times stopped treating people for the same reason. Official estimates put unemployment at 33%, and youth unemployment at 42.5%. Even those with a stable job have cause to worry: double-digit inflation is gnawing away at their salaries.

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