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World Business Report: Deal to end Nigeria's fuel crisis

Picture: Fuel queues in Nigeria; Picture credit: Reuters

25/05/2015

Deal to end Nigeria's fuel crisis

BBC World Service - World Business Report, Deal to end Nigeria's fuel crisis

Africa's biggest economy has been hit by a lengthy row over fuel subsidies.

Nigeria's fuel strike is called off but it has still damaged business, plus we hear from the boss whose company is tailoring hotels to the demands of Chinese guests.

Nigeria's fuel wholesalers say they have reached a deal with the government that should soon see the end of the country's crippling fuel crisis.
The agreement was reached after talks with the finance minister, according to Danladi Fasali of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association. However, the lengthy dispute has caused enormous disruption to Africa's largest economy, as we hear from the BBC's Chris Ewokor in Abuja.

A Championship football match, dubbed the single most valuable one-off game in the sport, has been taking place today.  The winning team gains promotion to the lucrative Premier League, with all the financial rewards that entails. We talk to an expert about what's at stake for the teams taking part in this all-important play-off match. 

InterContinental Hotel Group plans to open 100 specifically "made-for-China" hotels, tailored to the demands of Chinese guests. The BBC's Shanghai correspondent, John Sudworth, talked to the company's chief executive, Richard Solomons, about the hotels, which will trade under the brand name Hualuxe.

We hear from Hong Kong about the pre-schools for children as young as 6 months old, which aim to help them pass the exams and interviews needed to get into kindergarten. 

And has 3D printing lived up to the wild expectations of the past few years? The BBC's Theo Leggett has been finding out.

Picture: Fuel queues in Nigeria; Picture credit: Reuters

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