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A sudden hike in electricity rates in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, has sparked a backlash.
Until now, Jude Okafor has spent an average $25 on electricity to run a frozen fish and meat business that he started in 2021. But since last week, when the government announced a rate hike of nearly 300 percent for electricity, Okafor says running his business has been tough.
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