ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Nigeria´s leader slashed the fees during the holiday season for several public transport routes in half and offered free train rides starting Thursday, hoping to ease – at least temporarily – some of the economic hardship caused by his government’s austerity measures. Elected in May to lead Africa´s most populous country, President Bola Tinubu has introduced several economic changes, including removing decadeslong gas subsidies. The impact of the measures has worsened the cost of living for millions already struggling with record inflation. Nigeria is a nation of more than 210 million people and also the continent’s largest economy but it suffers from widespread poverty, violent crime and religious extremism. The population is almost evenly divided between…
