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Insecurity in Nigeria: will Tinubu fix it?

Nigeria’s long-running security challenges have brought obvious human costs, and they have also contributed to the economy’s woes by hurting output in the agriculture and oil sectors, weakening demand, and putting off investment. President Tinubu’s revamping of security leadership and extra money should eventually help, but we suspect that there will be only limited progress before the 2027 election.

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