Editing History of Nigeria (section)

=== Presidency Tinubu (since 2023) ===
[[File:Bola_Tinubu_portrait.jpg|thumb|right|Bola Ahmed Tinubu
President, Federal Republic of Nigeria (2023 - date)]]

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, [[Bola Tinubu]], won the February 2023 presidential [[2023 Nigerian presidential election]] to succeed Muhammadu Buhari as the next president of Nigeria. This However, the opposition had accusations of electoral fraud in polls and had challenged it in court. The supreme Court however upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu till date he remains the Current Elected president of Nigeria.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who is Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's president-elect? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/1/who-is-nigerias-new-president-elect-bola-tinubu |work=www.aljazeera.com |language=en |access-date=2023-03-22 |archive-date=2023-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322085742/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/1/who-is-nigerias-new-president-elect-bola-tinubu |url-status=live }}</ref>  On 29 May 2023, Bola Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria's president to succeed Buhari.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bola Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria's president, succeeds Buhari |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/29/tinubu-sworn-in-as-nigerias-president-succeeds-buhari |work=www.aljazeera.com |language=en |access-date=2023-08-18 |archive-date=2023-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906193842/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/29/tinubu-sworn-in-as-nigerias-president-succeeds-buhari |url-status=live }}</ref>

In his inaugural speech, Tinubu announced the abolition of state subsidies for fuel, and three weeks later he ended state support for the national currency, which subsequently plummeted to a quarter of its value. The situation since then has been described in the Nigerian media as ‘economic hardship’. According to an opinion poll conducted by API on 29 May 2024, 49% of Nigerians surveyed rate Tinubu's work after one year in office as ‘very bad’, 29% as ‘bad’ and only 4% as ‘good’.<ref name=":36" /> The biggest personal challenge cited by 36% of respondents was ‘hunger’, 28% were unable to finance ‘basic needs’, 13% were unable to find a job and 9% criticised the poor security situation (multiple answers were not permitted).<ref name=":36" />

The rise in kidnappings is also likely to be a consequence of ‘economic hardship’. According to NOIPolls, 38% of Nigerians personally know a kidnap victim (as of May 2024).<ref name=":35" /> Of these 38%, 78% state that the victim was released and 57% that a ransom was paid. 5% of victims were killed. 56% of Nigerians believe that the government is not doing enough to combat the numerous kidnappings. Creating jobs (37%) and improving the security forces (22%) are cited as suitable countermeasures.<ref name=":35" />