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Nigeria enters recession after oil-price shock

Low oil prices, foreign-exchange stress, and production disruptions pushed Nigeria into recession.

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2016

Nigeria enters recession after oil-price shock

Low oil prices, foreign-exchange stress, and production disruptions pushed Nigeria into recession.

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Low oil prices, foreign-exchange stress, and production disruptions pushed Nigeria into recession. The shock exposed dependence on oil revenues and imports.

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