busy interfered with the ease of transactions in nigeria. that's not ideal, but no one doubts that the fuel subsidy is a reform that nigeria needs the new administration, the incoming administration fledged that it will, it he had to read through and i will be expectation mother. read that back you'll subsidy will go rosette. really good to talk to you on counting the cost. and he, thanks indeed for being with us. thank you. and that's our show for this week. get in touch with us if you'd like to comment on anything that you've seen, you could treat me. i'm at a finnigan, please use the hash tag, ha, ctc. when you do or you can drop us a line counter in the cost of al jazeera dot net is our e mail address. as always, there's plenty more for you online at al jazeera dot com slash ctc. that takes you straight to our page and then you'll find individual reports, links, an entire episodes for you to capture them. but that is it for this edition of counting the cost on adrian finnegan for the whole team. thanks v willis. the news on al jazeera is

well, nigeria has long had ambitions to try to reduce the reliance on cash. it is very expensive in it as to the informality of economic activity, which in itself gives rise to a host of different economic issues. nigeria has one of the lowest rates of revenue mobilization, but it's the amount that it's able to collect in taxes as a percentage of its g d, p. as a proportion of all of the economic activity that takes place. and a lot of that stems from the economic informality of the country. but it's very difficult to formalize the informal economy, especially with this alliance and cash. so in a sense that moves towards a more cashless society. it has been tried, attempted in the past. the home was that this would help a great deal with the formalization of the economy. there are also concerns of coal surround the legality of a lot of the transactions that take place in a largely cash based economy. whether this has to do with transactions over the parallel foreign exchange market to nigeria rather than through official channels. whether it could be directly

i'm wonderful of the same for the president elect and his plans to revamp nigeria economy. there isn't a spec taishan that come june 2023. we're not too far away. the fuel subsidy, if you will, have to be addressed. whether it's done all in one go, or whether it's done through a gradual removal of the subsidy, we'll have to wait to see. but of course, looking at the economic backdrop, looking at the kind of challenges that people have faced in the run up to the subsidy removal, is going to be a very important part of this. if it comes in the context of an already inflationary environments, where a lot of pricing are imported goods tend to reflect what's happening on the parallel fx mortgage and nigeria. if it happens against the back, oh, the persistent effects of the cash show changed into. busy in with the ease of transactions in nigeria, that's not ideal, but no one doubts that the fuel subsidy removal is a reform that nigerian needs the new administration. the incoming administration has pledged that it will, is here to its removal. and i will the expectation mother rea

well, nigeria has long had ambitions to try to reduce the reliance on cash. it is very expensive in it as to the informality of economic activity, which in itself gives rise to a host of different economic issues. nigeria has one of the lowest rates of revenue mobilization, but it's the amount that it's able to collect in taxes as a percentage of its g d, p. as a proportion of all of the economic that takes place. and a lot of that stems from the economic informality of the country. but it's very difficult to formalize the informal economy, especially with this reliance and cash. so in a sense, the move towards a more cashless society. it has been tried, attempted in the past. the home was that this would help a great deal with the formalization of the economy. there are also concerns of coal surround the legality of a lot of the transactions that take place in a largely cash based economy. whether this has to do with transactions over the parallel foreign exchange market to nigeria rather than through official channels. whether it could be directly linked to

i need to be to be able to accept woods at well being produced in nigeria. moved in in nigeria in the past. you know, i advised to, to divide the neva, i'm from nigeria. how, you know, you know, succeeded psychologically. so raising taxes for nigeria now is basically sending them to the grid because it's as difficult for my business is. and also i included to be able to, you know, to afford to do business. i didn't, and i, you know, living, i mean, to, to save because of the high taxes. so if, you know, interventions are quite, you know, out of, you know, and expire because those places member which, you know, in the african countries because they do not take into course that isn't the burden of doing business. and they're trying to construct landlords by households in africa so. so this reaction by the niger area employee is consultative. see ation comes. there's no surprise to you then what it comes out most surprised when you look at, for example, i can see it was one of the countries that package. and of course, i know the conditions have not been explicitly explained to the seed

nigeria has gdp growth a big chunk of that is oil and it means a lot of people in nigeria are facing poverty and there needs to be a direct focus on that. they face insecurity across the northern and western region, that are very challenging and so, the world bank is working hard within nigeria, but, also working to try to have an economic system that can be more productive. that means nigeria has trade protection, that blocks the market development, they have a dual exchange rate that is very expensive for the people of nigeria to maintain that dual exchange rate system. and they have high inflation, and not enough diversification of the economy to really make sufficient progress. so, as your opening question, what are some of the successes, achievements, the world bank went through multiple crises, as did countries. the covid crisis was a shock. it was hard on world bank staff. more importantly it was hard on clients. we've worked to move very quickly in order to provide assistance through that period. we achieved a $150 billion surge, way above normal size levels of normal size ba

ghana and nigeria, siblin: hiplife is dead. ghana and nigeria, sibling rivals _ hiplife is dead.ana and nigeria, sibling rivals on everything from i sibling rivals on everything from rice to football dispute whether afrobeats was born out of hiplife. i afrobeats was born out of hiplife. i get embarrassed when i see these unnecessary ghanaian resentment towards nigerians because of their success. it's not a good look. we benefit from nigerian success, as nigerians do benefit from ghanaian success. y ., nigerians do benefit from ghanaian success. , ., , ., , nigerians do benefit from ghanaian success. , ., ., �* success. some young people now don't realise the collaborations _ success. some young people now don't realise the collaborations and - success. some young people now don't realise the collaborations and work- realise the collaborations and work that has _ realise the collaborations and work that has been going on between ghanaian— that has been going on between ghanaian and nigerian artists for the last— ghanaian and nigerian artists for the last 30, 40, 50, 60 years. nobo

why is malnutrition so widespread in nigeria? we how the country where there is high level of poverty and the poverty such that the ability of the families to have access to ins, shells, food is reduced due to dirt and income level of people as whites of the low side. and again, we have crisis in the north east of the country where there is as the security on that house also meant that m families do not have access to our crops across our destroyed holiday or that distorted mud display from their homes. so that is the huddled well, nato fab shots in the family structure. and dr. i've also affected the ability for people to farm and to be able to have livelihood. that is adequate for them, right? your organization and nutritional international advisors, governments on how to tackle the problem of malnutrition. what has your advice to the authorities in nigeria been yes, we have we, we've kind of what we the government of nigeria to ensure that is and what sector approach and collaboration from dakota us wouldn't to public and priv

ah, around half of nigeria simulation is kristin. did a great deal here and elsewhere is that is the most important part of all of the year. and will be heading to church. newton is the period we are asked doki process . holly, not only did he say, but what is this a good and bad pipe? you deeply do your, what do you do? how you behave of i mean is there a reason or about i was right. it needs. 2 happiness, it has no idea, lucas. and so for me is it below go to print out a bureau though forgiveness if you don't know, but to see this east that he's also the 1st. a big public holiday, it was been a top year with a long and challenging presidential election, a fuel cache on the cost of living prices. people are looking forward to a break. yeah, of course i'm good. so how do you do that with my family states? we then bought, we did, you know, we did all the time, you know, i might be going to the bid. so my be all 3 next he said to and this is over. so did you both probably do for the is or i'll pick out for my 1st relax booth at new shy

particularly the people in nigeria, particularly the people from the rural parts of nigeria have this government has not done a lot for them in terms of providing food, in terms of social and security, sometimes they would wonder why you are coming to talk to them about taking vaccines for their children, what you have not addressed some of their basic needs, like hunger, like security and so on the. so their basic needs, like hunger, like security and so on the.— security and so on the. so are we findin: security and so on the. so are we finding ourselves _ security and so on the. so are we finding ourselves in _ security and so on the. so are we finding ourselves in nigeria - security and so on the. so are we finding ourselves in nigeria nowl security and so on the. so are wel finding ourselves in nigeria now in a situation where children are dying from preventable diseases? yes. a situation where children are dying from preventable diseases? yes, that actually happens- _ from preventable diseases? yes, that actually happens. that _ from preventable diseases? yes, that actually happ

if you look for a sorry, jesse loy nigeria, this is what you find. the reason to one currently, parents surrogates on agencies use contract law did it says she would like to see a smooth or better regulated system. so everyone involved has more certainty. she wants to help others who have struggled with infertility, help the children they want. like she does so surrogacy is clearly not uneasy procedure. what makes it even more complicated? an idea is that there is no clear legal framework guide in the process. so how much of a challenge is that? i asked that she knew a been in a commercial lawyer in boucher well, it was a very big challenge because right now from what i understand personally no contracts you know, on the usual sort of either or just the reasons for commercial reasons. not because there's no guidance or guidance on this issue. it's from to i views, you know, i'm sure you have most of head of a baby factory alone across nigeria. well, coffee to montana people on the, on the issue. so there's a kind of a block market right now, because

why is mon nutrition so widespread in nigeria? we have the con to abilene, high liberal poverty on the property is touched, the ability of the families to have access to shelf food is reduced due to that and income level of people is quiet or the low side. and again, we have the crisis in the north east of the country where there is this insecurity that has also meant that families do not have access to cross across are destroyed, how they do that distorted my display from their homes. so there is a 100, well not all fab shots in the family structure and also affected the ability for people to farm and to be able to have the livelihood that is good for them. right? you organization, a nutritional international advisor, government on how to tackle the problem of malnutrition. what has your advice to the forty's in jury been yes we, we have, we, we've kind of what we, the government of nigeria to ensure that is, and what cetera approach and collaboration from dakota's wouldn't to public and private sector. so i addressed this huge p

i think the past 2 or 3 days in north central nigeria participate. we just see it's fair amount of these. i touch i between 5 most and canceled high just in that area. the control, the crumbled 40 saucers. watson by climate change of cost. population explosion shows that there are competing demands on site farm. it's alleging the hardest pushing the most into their problems to sort of destroy their crops while they cut the largest value system. that's the problem. i have left a traditional farming area and on a course on probably goods and induct particular that's the result of which we see this condition in these attacks, especially most popular especially in the recent attack happens. so we are continuing to see these escalation. and what about who takes all the power, especially the new president, and when he takes over power on may 29th he's going to see is going to have to get with all these problems. violence in the north west. these attacks in central parts nigeria keep not be all set niger delta and better parts of the country. so this is a b

in fact, nigeria, africa's most populous country, some express suggest one in 4 people are unable to have children. so some opt for surrogacy where another person carries the pregnancy for them a decade ago. this was very rare, but us did abuse of macau coyer reports. it's now become so common that surrogacy agencies are imagine or do there still no adequate loss guide in the procedure. making up myra and myra, judy, it's children, but she wasn't pregnant with them and she didn't give birth. they were carried and born by a sorrow, get judy has the auto immune disease lupus, which means she couldn't carry a baby to term. she decided to find a surrogate to have a babies for her. she tells me that it wasn't simple for her. it wasn't a direct process because solo with our human beings. we had agreements. yes. what's the or you mom be as an become brick agreements? and so the 1st, 2nd, even the thought forgives broke agreement brigand agreements like i wish she was 30 process. and midway, i don't want to do this except you do this for me. it was, it's off period. judith found a surrogate

s, suggested nigeria should raise taxes to pay back the country's foreign debt, which is expected to keep rising. any attempt to consider a tax hike with great more burden. some tax pays it may defeat any attempt to widen the tax that taxpayers would consider. tax avoidance measures. there will be massive capital flight, and the drawing for direct foreign investment could be defeated. the i m f also suggested nigeria phase out its pet tool subsidies and redirect the funding to targeted subsidies like health and education. according to the n c c. a. however, the private sector in nigeria is already overwhelmed by most within birth is the director of the graduate school of business at the university of zombie as the i m . s. advice stems from expired economic books without consideration for africa. economic struggles the i m. if already has been, is being received, we skipped to them and i forgot africa. we'd say i am if policies on the lead eighty's and the ticket, the main 2 main to where that structure adjustment program. i left you know, a lot of con, to embed. so raising taxes for

and while the ins, once money back from nigeria, the fund is dishing out massive. some fee ukraine. last month, the i m f agreed, a $15000000000.00 support package for kias. ukraine has thus become the 1st war torn country that the i m f is lending funds to. it would also be one of the largest packages ukraine has received since the conflicts began. they've been that how both, again says it's unfair ukraine to be given such large sums while africa remains neglected. there monday, monday that i was going to do a credit without any conditions whatsoever. we just didn't be on us dollars. and when you look at can do, for example, like we said, simulate bit off your student be done by the way, external did, which they declared by monday for them. i'm going to be given one. when could it be done? so it looks quite unfair for us are going to be to be lumped on a lot of clinicians that have an executive impact on both businesses and also. but other than just getting payments, that's an input, even balance that balance of payment for each of those money as i intended. so across the continent

that has to be amused here on the coast out for the ship of nigeria. this just really just that i really just saw where jack is. i think the responsibility of the government. we could have done a lease. we need to as a government, as africa becomes increasingly more popular, nigeria, i counted for 22 percent of venture investments in africa, venture landscape in 2022 came from outside hold. wealth report says those 3 countries along with nigeria and will many thanks for joining us on the program. i'd love to ask you why a talk to you about an issue for a miss? no, that's why i forgot to call them. obviously with the formation of the african and then subsequently reach, metamorphosed into african new desmond in africa by the e. africa, has got isms to select what form of investments have to be a happy day for you. best mental special about these 5 nations that make them stand out. it doesn't come as a surprising emoralez in punching about it's it's weight technology and so on. so those i think are the things that they make very interesting in terms of w

however, the private sector in nigeria is already overwhelmed by multiple burdens. the director of the graduate school of business at the university of zombie as a z i. m. s. advice stems from expired economic books without consideration for africa's economic struggles. the i am, if already has been, is being received. we skipped to them in africa, africa. we'd say i am if policies on the lead eighty's and the ticket, the main to maintain that structure. deafening program left you know, a lot of countries in debt. so raising taxes for nigeria now is basically sending them to the grid because it's as difficult for businesses and also i included to be able to afford to do business and also afforded living, i mean, to, to say, because of the high taxes. so the, i miss, you know, dimensions are quite, you know, out of an expired because it's booked book, those places member which, you know, in african countries because they do not take into us that isn't the burden of doing business and trying to construct landlords by households in africa, and while the i m f once mone

the nisha delta makes up over 7 percent of nigeria landmark. and it's considered one of the most polluted places on earth. over a 1000 spills with approximately 4100000 liters of oil have been reported since 2011 reports suggest these bills destroyed up to 10 percent of the local ecosystem . we spoke with a niger and environmental specialist who says that clearing even one spill would take almost 300 years. the faceplate happened in i go, was the old gwinnett or you speech wish happened back then in the 1980s. ok, and today's data land has not been claimed. it would take about 300 years for the or his p lead in oakland community to be cleaned up to to be clean. dr. tire shop is in helping nigeria at all because company think of it. if you want that to happen and you idea already complain of in are you still age? are you still is caused by communities and she'll need to be held accountable for these because they keep seeing people go to the communities to vandalized apricots is that is the ally. this is the people that this is been affected or y

here in nigeria, this dish may soon lose either its taste or affordability. it's all because of this bug that damages the dishes main ingredient to to upson router or the tomato leave minor is a stubborn pest. that sofa has put several to made to farmers out of business. the farmers are no good. even 10 percent of what they have invested in tomato characteristic this season. then frustration has cost losses in millions of dollars causing shortages nuts not only eaten into the income of pharmacy, but also hoteliers repairing nigeria. every dish is no longer g. the little we have, the presence also has to be affected. so it's that's how translated into an increase in the price of whatever food stuff. what of food we also make in our restaurants that are made to farmers association says this he has outbreak, has resulted in a loss of output by almost 70 percent. pushing to my 2 prizes higher by 450 percent the to me to leave my lease about 260 eggs and when they hatch, they avaricious eaters they feed inside the leaves this time and flowers of the plant, then ta

i've raised the oil spill so it should be polluting nigeria for years. according to lawyers representing nigerians who are seeking damages from shell and the high court of london in february more than 13000 residents of the naesha river delta filed a lawsuit against the british firm. the claim says that oil spills caused by shells . operations in nigeria have hands local wildlife contaminated drinking water and destroyed farming lands shall ask the london high court to start the trial next year. while claiming that some parts of the case were brought too late. and move which lawyers representing the nigerians called an attempt to shield a shell and avoid responsibility. the fuel company denied the allegations and claims that 3rd parties are to blame for the environmental damage. we believe litigation this little to address the real problem and the niger delta oil spills you to theft, illegal refining and sabotage with which is b. this is constantly faced in which caused the most environmental damage. whereas discuss the situation with our guest nigerian

now, it's global, through nigeria and ghana.nues to do that. and this voice has and is slowly changing the perception of this continent. hiplife is identity to us... # i bathe in faith, not based with snakes. # a basic case of me and fake no dey relate... identity is very important. if you lose that identity there, then you don't know where you belong to. the mother is highlife but rap is africa. africa, africa. # weather forecast a bit nippy, i heard. # beggars can't choose but be picky instead. # 9 to 5 blues kick me, i'm dead. # driving in a storm how i fit see ahead. # weather forecast a bit nippy, i heard. # beggars can't choose but be picky instead. # 9 to 5 blues kick me, i'm dead. # up early no sleep e be someway bi. # boys abre all week e be someway bi. # price of living no be cheap e be someway bi. # but thank god it's friday me be gye m'ani. # someway bi, e be someway bi # hello. after some sunshine for many of us yesterday, today is a much cloudier affair and that cloud is still thick enough this afternoon for some p

no, we don't organized crime groups with origins in nigeria. called bang are like they are mafia like organization. and then call that the counselors say the power to run a i said if these among shops got my height, the new mother to put it to him a law, the culture investigated most recently was the math fight cult. but on jam, on jar, we've already undertaken 3 big investigations of the i am i the vikings anthem? i find i booked a group. you every cult has a hierarchical structure. they all have rule as it ag. well, they all have certain rituals, they follow assemblies, initiation ceremonies when you members in, but they accounting that i said no after yard or we're still don, this is the don't and sell more effectively. the boss of the muffler climbed up on me. get emma? hi, we hung you should be on on. is this the name of guy? did he already been? could tanya was also an international player who rolls over and knocked yolanda no better than given him what he's squeezing, that this cold group doesn't engage in human trafficking. a be tough,

and where in nigeria, where a major cleanup has begun to reverse the damage calls by years of oil pollution. ah, we begin this sunday in occupied east jerusalem, where hundreds of christians have gathered for easter mass and celebration is happening against the backdrop of tension environments between israelis and palestinians. earlier israeli soldiers blocked young palestinians and with, from entering the, along some of the compound before morning prayers. it comes a day off. the palestinians barricaded the doors to keep his ready forces out. they say the troops wanted to remove them from the mouth, head of ramadan, 9 press. so salzar has more from occupied east jerusalem with the fear here was death if these rarely occupation forces put any restrictions or interfered the believers here that cruelty at 3 good and other passion. because on the last wednesday and thursday, i have seen that israeli occupation forces stormed alex, i'm mosque and they have forcefully removed the overnight palestine of worshippers . and they also have injured tens of palestinians and arrested more around 4 hundr

i found it in the water town of chalk nigeria. so it moved up particularly coming into our water. how can we ship from the west to come to do to you? great. i know finding them in africa. so this is a question that we need to answer. and you know, a significant amount of u. s. military business. i'm french military busiest within that area. you know, we have significant years military babies in, in about 2 places in africa. in fact, we didn't do with african built. we have similar places in new jersey. we have almost 3 places in come in here. we, how we are very good. when i knew what the walk, so 15 to go to give me. i know we also have french operation, but again, that is taking place in this area. i need to do some area that we have the original did you have, is it we not accredited to happen until a very when i little kinds of that happening all in this i hill boy a. so what i did was wondering is it that we have, what is the, what is sophisticated military will body is not i want to detect. and i don't, if i was people and i was eliminate there, or are you in africa by the 20

where in nigeria, where a major clean up has begun to reverse the damage caused by years of oil pollution? ah, we begin this sunday and occupy these jerusalem, where hundreds of christians have gathered for easter mass. the celebration is happening in the hot spot of growing tension and violence between israelis and palestinians. so saturday, joins us live now from occupy these tourists. and so how are easter ceremonies shaping up there? well hey, sammy, he's there has started to 2 hours ago by the arrival of the park yard, with procession and dan, they started the mass, but now the mass is over and you can't see that the believers, the christians, but could consume believers are now i gradually live in that the church now. so this church, the haughty supple could church is quite a central one for all the christian denominations. so. busy good, the, the city of the old city of jerusalem has 4 quarters of christian muslim, jewish, an armenian quarters. and this church is taken place in the christian quarter and according to their traditions, the thin back to the 4th century displays a host

and this whole insecurity is a planned situation that is aiming to destroy nigeria. a lot of people do say that this could be a repeat of what happened in 2002 to 2. and i think it's worth noting that said, the number that i have mentioned, it's only a fraction off of what we saw happening the previous year. and the results of that a terror attack a was a very shocking to a lot of people. citizens are afraid. and citizens are trying to take care of themselves and run away from all that is happening. currently. officials have vowed to increase security in nigeria to stabilize the situation. the remaining $39.00 days of the current administration. a few months ago, the outgoing president claim the current unrest and crime search were due to foreign interference, former nigerian presidential aspirant, i do move. barbara says that a western military presence on the continent over the years has failed to quell her activities or overall unrest. you're not going to drop bombs or don't just you don't have any. you never got. how did, how did a good you did find a was a numbe

in nigeria where infant and mother mortality are high. a eyes being used to help provide pregnant women and new mothers with tailored information. mothers, assisted by the virtual midwife sister agnes. new and expecting parents have lots of questions. in nigeria, the virtual midwife, agnes sends voice and text messages to help mothers through all phases of their pregnancy. even small tips can make a big difference. non pregnancy. i usually an asia to show feelings about my body back beings on the light. so i don't know, do is it for the phase? so lots on see, i receive a, this is wagner's coal that we shall be see till i walk in and get this fan. by this time i shall not be spending till marsh should be sitting. why war king, that city of a lot said go standing on the left as i said, sitting while walking at the sky. that's haines. we do using agnes is simple and that's by design. the service was developed for women with little access to medical information and is a literacy friendly. agnes health works on any cell phone using texts and m

in nigeria, the virtual midwife, agnes sends voice and text messages to help mothers through all faces of their pregnancy. even small tips can make a big difference known pregnancy i usually i usually show pins oliver, my body, back pains and light. so i don't know, do is it for the face of nods on c i, we save a is this fabulous call that we shall be. so i walking that yet, this fan, by this time i should not be spending so much. should be sitting fly walking that sitting of the look at those standing on the left. as i said, sitting, why walking in the sky? that's the haines we do using agnes is simple and that's by design. the service was developed for women with little access to medical information. and is a literacy friendly. agnes health works on any cell phone using texts and messages that are pre recorded in the various regional languages. the a i algorithm sends them out according to how far along the mother is and her pregnancy and the context she lives in. mothers can also contact sister agnes and chat with the a i bought or be put through to a human midwife. a i, technology

it's even nigeria, which is called it brits. it women. so i'm going there, give me those that the as the plan from the school, even though they've been yes, people will still be traffic. he had no way alley, val, and all. that's really big boys came in that carried out the migrant rescue operations and apparently was sell momentum. that was a very important moment for us when it came to human trafficking because that's when many of the goals arrived. dc met. i got this about put them in or any my, most of the goals were minus me too many proper. engelman think we know you are a, gave us a chance to identify them at an early stage dishwater window. and he came up to get an early identification of those traffic victims and to stop him from being put on the market. isn't that gobble and a woman and greet no family compound in that moment we would talk with destroying their dreams on, on that we had to tell them they wouldn't be. rachel says they wouldn't work and shops will be head dressed in the saddle. kid, much organ miss sped back as ful

he said, demands on not met. meanwhile, the nigeria, employers consultative association, o and e. c. a has will in the country's government against hating the advice of the international monetary fund. a thought to the i m f suggested nigeria should raise taxes to pay back the country's foreign debt, which is expected to keep rising. any attempt to consider tax hike with great more burden, some taxpayers. it may defeat any attempt to widen the tax net, as taxpayers would consider tax avoidance measures. there will be massive capital flight, and the drive for direct foreign investment could be defeated. the i m f also suggested nigeria phase out its petrol subsidies and redirect the funding to targeted subsidies like health and education according to the any c a. however, the private sector in nigeria is already overwhelmed by multiple burdens. binda habash cover director of the graduate school of business at the university of zombie essays, the ins advice stems were expired to economic books and doesn't take into consideration africa's economic struggles. the i miss already has be

and going through a mortgage area has not been developing your pipeline from nigeria. true with african america has not been a lot of the gas fields that are being stranded. and i have not seen that investment, that has been a problem for africa right now. and i think right now we need to start thinking about having a game changer, henri iraq, and financing for infrastructure and gas people and floating jeez, i've seen that pass track solution for right now for africa with that investment going to come from given that the massive potential for profit here, you'd think that the people would be, would be locking the door down to, to invest in africa right now. well, i think the biggest issue around when people look at invest in africa around natural gas, you seen massive gas is being found. now maybe maybe more than b, nigeria still has great potential with that being passed right now in need to really see the financing that we also have to take into consideration some of the struggles of financing. but it does have to wasn't with car. they have to cut red tape, create a

it's even nigeria, which is called it brits, it women. so i'm going there in the don't that the as the plan from the school, even when they've been yes, people will still be traffic. he had no, rarely val, on or that's really big. those came in that carried out the migrant rescue operations around apparently were sell momentum. that was a very important moment for us when it came to human trafficking because that's when many of the goals arrived. dc. man, i got this about put them in or any my most of the goals are minus mid committee, proper ingram. i think we know you gave us a chance to identify them at an early stage dishwater window and he came up to get an early identification of those traffic victims and to stop them from being put on the market. isn't it? gobble and women think we know how many confusion in that moment we would talk with destroying their dreams on on that we had to tell them they wouldn't be way through, says they wouldn't work, and shops will be hair dressed in the saddle, get much organ the sped back as full tha

however, the private sector and nigeria is already overwhelmed by multiple burdens. the binda hub bos occur the director of the graduate school of business at the university of zambia, say the ins advised stems from expired economic books and doesn't take into consideration africa. the economic struggles. the i m f already has been, is being received with skipped to them in africa, africa. i think we'd say i am if policies on the lead eighty's and the ticket, the 9 to 9 to where the structure adjustment program left. you know, i lot of going to be in debt. so raising taxes for nigeria now is basically sending them to the grid because it's as difficult for and i just businesses and also i included to be able to afford to do business. and also, what did i, you know, living, i mean, to, to save because of the high taxes so that i miss, you know, interventions are quite low and expired because it's booked book. those places member which you know, in african countries because they do not take into was that isn't the burden of doing business. and the training was like land

you seen gas sales increase from equity around getting to nigeria? you will mozambie, i pretty shipping some respect shipments on facebook and ellen, he's in your on our jury as well as the year has become africa. biggest consume of natural gas themes. the oil ukraine started africa, has massive reserves, but does it have the capacity to ramp up supply? he doesn't have the capacity to ramp up supply because it has been in massive on the investment in africa, natural gas for a long time. african natural gas has been good on it back on it, back food because the around climate concerns you having lack of investment on that has been around exploration for natural gas and given infrastructure development like nigeria pipeline and going through a moroccan hodge area. hot not being developed, you pipelines going from nigeria, true with african american. yeah. has not been a lot of the gas feels that are being stranded and i have not seen that investment . that has been a problem for africa right now. and i think right now we need to start thinking about hav

when we looked at the nigerian data and what is happening here in nigeria from where i am talking justhe main problem. there is still a huge problem of access. so the caregivers, the children cannot really access many healthcare facilities because of poverty, insecurity, conflict, violence, because of cost opportunity. so here, still only 70% of the children, so seven out of ten, are getting the first vaccine that you get at four weeks old. so we have a lot to do in access both in rural areas and urban areas. but it's true that when we look at nigeria and all across the world, we are seeing an increase of vaccine hesitance as well. the south korean k—pop star moonbin has died at the age of 25. police are investigating his cause of death, but say it appears he has taken his life. his death is the latest of a series of south korean celebrities who have died young in recent years. 0ur bbc korean service reporter yuna ku in seoul has told me earlier about the reaction in the country, and what was moonbin famous for. moonbin is the main dancer of the k—pop group called astro, and he was a w

it took me, let's see, two years from ghana and nigeria, nigeria and back to... libya. to hear. but there's no hope at home, so you just continue. sometimes you meet a group, 30, 35 passengers, with the driver, the car is dead and the... driver only has the right to use the water because they use it to put inside the car. some killed the passengers for your own water to drink. when richard finally arrived in libya, he was kidnapped for ransom. if you don't have money. so, you can call your family to send more... richard eventually went into thousand 11... when you finally got in lampedusa, you finally arrive, what was that feeling like? i was so weak, very, very weak, but i was. . . "finally, i have seen light." richard, i got something to show you. can i have it? yeah. wow. so grateful to have it back. wow, thank you very much. how many years? since 2014? it's expired! they laugh richard found his way from lampedusa to bremen, germany, where he now works as a forklift truck driver. is europe what you imagined or hoped for? when i was in africa, i thought europe,

it took me, let's see, two years from ghana and nigeria. nigeria and back to cotonou.had, chad to libya. it is hell. but there's no hope at home, so you just continue. sometimes you meet a group, the whole 30, 35 passengers, with the driver, the car is dead and they are all dead. driver only has the right to use the water because they use it to put inside the car. some killed the passengers for your own water to drink. when richard finally arrived in libya, he was kidnapped for ransom. she doesn't have money. it is easier for you to call your family to send money or your dad. yeah. richard eventually made it to tripoli and then in 2011 when gadarfi's regime fell, he decided to attempt crossing. when you finally got in lampedusa, you finally arrived, what was that feeling like? for you? i was so weak, very, very weak, but i was... "finally, i have seen light." richard, i got something to show you. wow. can i have it? yeah. quietly: wow. so grateful to have it back. wow, thank you very much. how many years? 2014? yes. it's expired! laughter. it's expired, my brother! ric