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Nigerians react to free train rides and reduced bus fares

Nigerians react to free train rides and reduced bus fares

Nigerians given free train rides and a 50% discount on bus fares over the festive period

Focus on Africa · BBC World Service

December 27, 202333m 15s

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Show Notes

The Nigerian government is providing free train rides and a 50% reduction in public bus fares over the festive period. So, what's been the reaction from Nigerians?

Also with a series of coups and major civil unrests across Africa, we are asking if democratic gains made over the last few decades are being reversed.

And a look back at the horrific fire that killed up to 80 people in Johannesburg last August.