Nigeria’s Tinubu Faces Re-Election Test as Inflation Crushes Voters

Campaigning officially begins in Nigeria on Wednesday, just five months before a presidential election that is set to be defined by soaring living costs and the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu. With inflation squeezing household budgets across Africa’s most populous nation, Tinubu’s bid for a second term will face intense scrutiny. Voters will weigh the long-term promise of his policy overhaul against the immediate pain of rising prices.