8 January 2012 Updated at 02:48 ET
Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan defends fuel cut
The fuel price hike has generated street protests in the capital Abuja
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The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has gone on TV to defend his removal of fuel subsidies in Africa's largest oil-producing nation.
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