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Nigeria: economic woes curb Independence Week celebrations

By DW
30 September 2023   |   12:37 pm
As the country marks 63 years of self-governance after colonial rule, President Bola Tinubu has called for a low-key celebration instead of the usual festivities. But as DW's Flourish Ubanyi reports, many Nigerians think there's not much to celebrate anyway.

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