nobody expects nigeria's problems can be addressed adequately for a period but nigeria expects a change where we have the delivery of the goods [indiscernible] reporter: we know that nigerian politicians are changing but do you think citizens are changing? >> yeah, expecting a different approach to addressing the problems. the leave of nigerian citizens is that government does not care about the concerns about their problems. and that is the change they want. a government that cares. reporter: is that mission impossible? >> i do not think so. i think that the recent elections have shown that. if you look at elections generally in history of nigeria we have not had a lot but it is rare to see a situation where an incumbent is defeated by the opposition. i think from the results of the election itself, it is proof that it can be done. it is not going to be an easy task. there is a lot to be done. i think that is partially why the president is trying to manage expectations and has decided to focus on three key areas where these are the the priorities. it is a lot broader than that. reporte

. >> a transition of power in nigeria. sworn in as the new president. >> southeast asia tries to tackle its new crisis with thousands more stuck at sea. >> sepp blatter has won a fifth term as president of fifa. matt: it only happened after his arrival conceded defeat after a first round of voting for real to give either of the candidates a winning two thirds majority. >> it is safe to say this is not how he expected the vote to go down. just weeks ago his election was considered a done deal but then swiss authorities moved in on two major corruption investigations. >> claiming the organization has turned soccer into a game for sale to the highest bidder. >> we begin with the voting from zurich. >> let's vote fifa. reporter: he is still the most powerful man in football. sepp blatter thanked his supporters after being reelected as -- reelected to a fifth turn -- fifth term as fifa president. he promised to steer fifa back on course. sepp blatter: i promise you in the end of my term i will give this to my successor in a ver

he said that the world had come to expect the worst of nigeria but nigeria had surprised the world in conducting a free, fair peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight corruption, bring employment and improve security. >> if is a complete change for the image of africa. something that frustrates me a lot is that nigeria and other countries cannot have a democratic peaceful transition or election. i think those days are over. >> outside of the venue thousands of supporters try to get in to watch the ceremony. >> we need to show our happiness as a mass of this country. we come to eagle square security did not allow the masses to be there. why! >> demonstrations to mark this historic occasion are taking place throughout nigeria. and the hope that the country is on the rights track begins. >> joining me now from the silver screen is ambassador lyman. he served as ambassador to nigeria, thank thank you for joining us here on al jazeera. we were just watching that report. we saw president buhari is seen by a man of the nigeria. you've been able to get to know him dur

. >>> nigeria's new president will be sworn in on friday in the capital abuja. after four attempts, he beat the incumbent goodluck jonathan from abuja, al jazerra has more. >> reporter: rehearsals underway at eagle square in abuja for the inauguration of the new president. u.s. secretary of state john kerry will be attending along with leaders from across africa. after the celebrations, he says he will get to work. he's got major problems to deal with economists say the country is almost broke because of the falling price of oiling. nigeria relies almost exclusively on money from oil exports for income. and corruption has cost the country billions of dollars in lost revenues. buhari has promised to end it and improve security. >> there is a lot of he expectations from nigerians nigeria has seen a huge decline in terms of its infra structure

will: pomp and parade on a proud day for nigeria. power passing from one president to another might not sound like an extraordinary heat, but after a really fought election, mighty relief for this handover. supporters came to see their men make history. he's the first opposition candidate to have defeated a sitting president. but people were also here to thank goodluck jonathan for conceding and ensuring nigeria did not descend into chaos. politicians came from across africa and beyond. the u.s. secretary of state, keen to give nigeria's democracy the comes up. as he was sworn in, people could not hide their joy. this has been a day of celebration in nigeria, but the hope is the message of what happened here will go way beyond the country possible orders even if there is a fiercely contested election that can end up with a peaceful handover that happened here. the former military ruler knows he has a long to do list this time around. he promised to deal decisively with the jihadists of boko haram, but there is also corruption to shor

nigeria. >> joining me from new york is john campbell, former u.s. ambassador to nigeria, who is now a senior fellow on the council for foreign relations. a very warm welcome to the program. mr. buhari has quite the "to do" his and one that will take lots of skill. >> that's exactly right. it's going to require the highest of political skills to maneuver through a very ambitious agenda, but an agenda that has to be addressed. >> people of nigeria presumbly feel ready for change right now. i can see being ready for change right now and appreciating a lot of the things on his "to do" list will take years and years. how do you think he'll navigate people's expectations? >> well, he has been appealling for patience from the nigerian people pretty much ever since he was elected. but i think he will be helped by the fact that his agenda is transparent. his inauguration address is a remarkable document. it's only some 19 words long yet it is full of substance. it is full of specifics. for example he addressed the question of human rights abuses by the secur

nigeria relies almost exclusively on money from oil exports for income. and corruption has cost the country billions of dollars in lost revenues. buhari has promised to end it. and improve security. >> there is a lot of expectation from nigerians nigeria has seen a huge decline in terms of its infrastructural condition, but also in terms of processes and in terms of the way government has been run. huge levels of corruption, did decaying infrastructure, dwindling revenues. >> reporter: but the first problem he may have to deal with is the massive fuel shortage that's bringing nigeria to a stands still. hundreds of flights have been canceled. many banks and factories have had to close analysts say the fuel crisis is link today corruption in the oil sector. >> there are going to be a number of mesh us, a range of or approach to his take in order to deal with corrupt practices. one those whose hands have been found in the cookie jar would have to pay the price. but purely on the base of the rule of law. two, if you have taken nigeria's resources, you would h

that coming in as he has been sworn in as nigeria's new president. it is a decisive day for sepp blatter. the fifa resident is up for reelection despite intense pressure to resign. a massive corruption scandal has rocked the world of football. the vote will take place later today in zurich. bladder is -- blatter is calling for unity. >> the events of wednesday have unleashed a storm. today i am appealing for unity and team spirit. so that we can move forward together. it may not always be easy. but it is for this reason that we are here together today, to tackle the problems that have been created. molly: for more on this story, i am joined by the editor and author of a biography of sepp blatter. thank you for taking the time to speak with us. i would like to ask you -- we have this vote, which has gone ahead, is going ahead today even though there have been calls for is postponement. -- for its postponement. how much backing does sepp blatter have at this moment? >> almost nobody knows what happens tonight. from my point of view, he is really well b

. >>> and nigeria's new president is sworn in and wows to take the fight to boko haram. ♪ >>> fifa's 209 members are due to cast their vote in a presidential vote which is widely expected to grant sepp blatter a fifth term. the ballot comes as football's governing body faces the worst crisis in its history with the arrest of seven top officials. sepp blatter addressed the congress congress on friday morning. he says he still believes he is the best man for the top job despite calls for him to quit and he is facing a challenge from this man. europe's football body is backing his candidacy. and in a separate development as the congress was kicking off protesters briefly interjected they were calling on members to support a palestinian motion to suspend israel from world football that motion has now been dropped. let's talk to andy richardson live in zurich. what are we waiting for? and how much of a threat is batter under at the moment? >> well the vote is going to take place in the next hour or so. you would suspect in a city where just a couple of days ago seven top fifa officials we

he said the world has come to expect the worst from nigeria, but nigeria had surprised the world in conducting a free fair, and peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight corruption, unemployment and improvement security. >> [ inaudible ] all nigerians. [ applause ] >> it's a complete change for the image of africa. i think there's a sense in the u.s. something that frustrates me a lot, that nigeria and other countries can't have a peaceful election. and i think those days are over. >> reporter: thousands of supporters tried to get in to watch the ceremony. >> [ inaudible ] best man for the masses. his character, his movement is for the masses. but why today [ inaudible ] today now we need to show our happiness as the masses of this country. we come to the eagle square the security agencies did not allow the masses to be there. why? >> reporter: celebrations to mark this historic occasion are taking place across nigeria, but a -- now the hard work begins. >>> police in burundi say there has been a gan today in attack killing at least one person. there have been weeks of

nigeria has to sort it out. africa's biggest oil producer needs to sort out oil coming back to the country as fuel. >> francine: what do investors want to see? we are seeing live pictures of the and operation. what does he need to do? >> to push ahead and remove the corruption, but specifically to reform the oil sector. it is ironic that he was the one who set it up in the 1970's, and now he might be responsible for dismantling part of it. how they go about dismantling the state assets to improve the fiscal deficit situation in nigeria, the long-term growth potential, because they need to improve production as well. investors are quite focused on africa. they are quite willing to invest in africa. nigeria being the most populous nation in the continent does have population on its side. i'm not convinced of the idea that -- [indiscernible] nigeria thus far has been a one trick pony. it needs to move away from that. otherwise it will suffer the same fate as russia did. is nigeria moving towards manufacturing? thes

nigeria is receiving support from his neighbors in checking attacks in both nigeria and across the border into chad niger, and cameroon. and looking at the economy, this is one big problem he will have a lot of headaches. all right there are some analysts saying that the nigerian economy is in shamblings and there has been a lot of waste in the system and there is few amount of money in the treasury to tackle nigeria's key problems. there are falling revenues and if what the analysts are saying is true that nigeria's reserves, rather that amount in the coffers of government are actually low, then he's going to have a hard time tackling issues like lack of payment of wages, supply electricity, also the fight against several other ills nigeria is struggling with. but people here believe he has the capacity. as a strict disciplinarian he will bring some sanity into how the government is conducting their affairs, and they are hopeful he can deliver on all of his promises at least most of them. but how soon he can deliver is what people are waiting to see. >> thank you for that. >>> this news

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he said the world had come to expect the worse but that nigeria had surprised the world conducting a free, fair peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight corruption and unemployment and improve security. >> you there is a sense in the u.s. something that frustrates me a lot that nigeria and other countries can have a democratic transition or election, and i think those days are over. >> outside of the venue thousands of buhari supporters tried to get in to watch the ceremony. today we now need to show our happiness, as the masses of this country. >> celebrations to mark this historic event across nigeria. yvonne ndege al jazeera,. >> a bombing has killed seven people in a wedding in borno state. the explosions went off minutes apart during the ceremony. there. >>> has been another grenade attack killing one person. it follows weeks of violent protest against the president's decision to run for a third term. >> people are scared. the crowd ran on to see what is going on. >> it's a good thing. you can see here. no one is working. we don't know what could happen

chronic fuel shortages in nigeria have forced some businesses to shut down temporarily. the huge being queue at the fuel pump appears to be over. new government is due to be sworn in, in just a few days' sometime. ahmed idris reports. >> selling the commodity in the city of cano, the queues are more than a kilometer long. now what is happening here, as well as other petrol stations across the country is reflected in other parts of life in nigeria. electricity which was 3,000 megawatts is down to an all time low of 12 hoob,000 1200 megawatts. be subsequent be payment to marketers importing the be commodity as well as corruption in the oil and gas industry. airlines banks hospitals and telecommunications companies are considering shutting down or scaling back simply because of the energy crisis in nigeria. transportation has gone up and be fume cuts are no news in nigeria because people have gotten used to them but the current situation threatens to shut down all being economy in the be country just a few days before the new government comes into power. >>> minute silence

nigeria relies almost exclusively on money from oil ex-supports for income. and corruption has cost the country billions of dollars in lost revenues, buhari has promised to end it and improve security. >> there is a lot of expectations from my year nigerians nigeria has seen a huge kline in terms of it's inning from structuralinfrastructurecondition and the way the government has been run huge levels of corruption, dwindling revenues. >> reporter: the first problem he may have to deal is wajahat is the massive fuel shortage bringing nigeria to a stands still. hundreds of flights canceled, many banks have have to clothes and factories. lead to go corruption in the oil sector. >> there will be a number of measures, a range of approach to his take in order to deal with corrupt practices. one, those whose hands have been found in the cookie jar would have to pay the price. but purely on the base of the rule of law. two, if you have taken nigeria's resources you have to find a way to return them. >> reporter: there has been a huge improvement in the fight against

>> reporter: celebrations to mark the historic occasion take place across nigeria. among them is the hard work of others to put the country on the right track begins. >>> the u.n. refugee agency says fighting between armed groups in northern mali forced almost 60,000 team from their homes in the last month. the government and its allies signed a ceasefire deal with northern separatist groups last year. the violence escalated since pro-government fighters seize the a town late last month threatening to derail u.n. brokered peace efforts. >>> myanmar's navy intercepted a boat packed with 727 people off the coast. they found a similar boat carrying 200 migrants a week ago. they described those on board as bengalis for the minority muslim it doesn't consider citizens. it's warned against finger pointing at an emergency meeting to discuss the growing migrant crisis. >>> more than 4,000 migrants have landed in indonesia, malaysia and thailand myanmar and bangladesh since they launched a crackdown. the 17 countries attending the meeting agreed to step up search and rescue

nigeria relies on money from oil exports for income. and corruption cost the country billions in lost revenues. muhammadu buhari promised to end it and improve security. >> there's a lot of expectation from nigerians. nigeria has seen a huge decline. in terms of its infrastructural condition. but also in terms of processes and in terms of the way government has been run. huge levels of corruption infrastructure dwindling revenues. >> but the first problem he may have to deal with is the massive fuel shortage that is bringing nigeria to a stand still. hundreds of flights have been cancelled. banks and factories had to close. the fuel crisis is linked to corruption in the oil sector. there'll be a range of approaches to take in order to deal with corrupt practices. one is those whose hands have been found in the cookie jar would have to pay the price. purely in the face of the rule of law. two, if you take nigeria's resources you'd have to find a way to return it. >> there has been a huge improvement in the fight against boko haram in the

fuel shortages banks shut down and businesses in nigeria. plus. >> i'm wayne hay reporting from new zealand. technology at a could save lives. >> a teunsan soldier has tunisian soldier has opened fire on his colleagues. nazanine moshiri has details. >> the confusion outside the military barracks in the moments after monday's shooting is adding to the tension. the military says a corporal stabbed to death one soldier grabbed his weapon and opened fire. the man had no known connections to any armed groups. the military insists he must have killed for personal reasons. >> this soldier had family problems. he suffered from behavioral disorders. he has been recently transferred to a less-sensitive unit where he wasn't allowed to carry weapons. until now this is an individual case and the motives are under investigation. >> his motives will be crucial. vectors will want to speak to his friends and family. the base is in the heart of the capital. close to parliament, and the bardo museum. this is where 22 people were killed in march. motte of them

a deal to resume fuel supplies in nigeria, days before the new president is inaugurated. ♪ >>> hello, there are calls for sepp blatter to resign. seven executives were arrested in switzerland on wednesday morning and are expected to be extradited to the u.s. they include jack warner and jeffery webb, the former and current presidents of the north american regional body. the suspects are accused of pay or receiving bribes of more than $100 million. in return for lucrative sponsorship deals. switzerland has begun its own criminal investigation into money mismanagement, specifically relating to the world cup wins of russia and qatar. >> reporter: swiss police arresting officials from football's world governing body. they are suspected of bribery totaling more than $100 million and face extradition to the u.s. the case is linked to commercial deals dating back to the 1990s for major football tournaments in the americas. 14 people have been indicted they include fifa vice president jeffery webb the head of north american football governing body, his predecessor, jack warner former south am

what happens what's happening is reflected in other aspects of life in nigeria. electricity which was 3,000 megawatts is down to 1500 megawatts for 117 million nigerians. the government claims oil union worker strike, and as well as the corruption in the oil and gas industry. now, airlines, banks hose and even telecommunications companies are considering shutting down their operations or scaling back their operation he simply because of the -- operations simply because of the cost of energy in the country. people have gotten used to that but the current situation threatens to ground to a stop all industry just before the new government comes into office. >> professor of northwestern university. joins me from sarasota, in florida. good to have you with us. this seems to be one of the worst fuel shortages in nigeria nevertheless how vulnerable is the economy to experiencing another crisis like this? >> the nigerian economy is of course extremely vulnerable. because it has been so reliant on the export of petroleum. and not only the export of crude petroleum but the

muhammadu buhari is being sworn in as the president of nigeria. live pictures here as the ceremony is getting under way in abuja and south africa and zimbabwe are in attendance. myanmar says it has been singled out from the crisis in southeast asia and bangkok and blame persecution on western myanmar. brazil looking into possible corruption of fifa and this is one of seven officials arrested in zurich and anger over 2014 cup has not died away and many are angry about the amount of money spent on stadiums that now stand empty and lopez reports. >> reporter: for many this is an example of everything that was wrong with the 2014 fifa world cup and it costs $600 million to build, twice as much as originally planned and after hosting less than a handful of matches from the world cup it never has been filled again and it's mainly a parking lot for these buses. after seeing cases of miss management and disproportionate spending around the country, the sign of wrongdoing where the world cup are flaring and took few by surprise. >> translator: the brazil p

nigeria swears in a new president, the first peaceful transfer of president between rival powers in that nation's history. thailand says the surges of refugees reached alarming level and asks myanmar to reconsider treatment. >>> the latest news from fifa headquarters and getting israel out of futbol and this is coming up, for you. ♪ fifa is set to vote for a new president, and blatter leadership of world futbol has them plunged of arrest of the top charges and the top job from jordan and blatter says the organization is at a turning point and he needs help to restore fifa's reputation. >> translator: the events of wednesday unleashed a storm and it was questioned at one point in time whether this congress would take place or if the agenda might be changed. today appealing for unity and team spirit so we can move forward together and it may not be easy but it's this reason we are together here today to tackle the problems that have been created, we are here to solve them. >> reporter: lawrence lee is line from zurich with the latest, so a while ago, lawrence we heard blatter addressed t

yvonne abuja nigeria. >>> hospitals in india are struggling to treat victims of a heat wave that has claimed more than 1700 lives in just over a week are the highest number recorded in two decades the southern states are the worst hit. with temperatures reaching 50 degrees celsius. nidhi dutt reports. >> reporter: funerals have been taking place across the southern indian states. >> translator: most of the people who have died here are daily wage workers they do small jobs and they have no financial security. the government needs to help them. >> reporter: hardest hit by the heat wave with the state government putting the death toll at more than 1,000. india's meteorological department says temperatures have risen quickly and unexpectedly catching residents in the region's hottest areas by surprise people are doing what they can to keep cool. n.g.o.s and local governments are trying to raise awareness about illnesses like heat stroke. but in some areas there are fears these public service announcements are a little too late. in other parts of india hundreds of millions of people are

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nigeria is not a poor country despite the recent economic problems. it doesn't need handouts, but it does need capabilities and training and certainly its neighbors require a bit of assistance. its neighbors have been doing a lot of the fighting, chad and nigeria and cameroon in particular. but having a partner in the u.s., the fact that our economic relations with the energy boon at home, the fact our economic relations are anemic and that hurt our political and diplomatic relations. >> woodruff: i want to ask you about the economic aspect but peter pham does this aid mean that they're more likely to make headway against boko haram or is that possible to project or predict? >> ironically in its last months and weeks in office the jonathan administration, together with the other regional states, made tremendous progress push back boko haram militarily, but now it's no longer a military force it's increasingly insurgent terrorist and that requires a more counterinsurgency terrorist and that's going to require a different set of investments not only mil

anchor: oureporter met a human smuggler in nigeria to find out how the whole operation works. rerter: a bar in a courtyard -- despite sharia law enforced across the city, fear flows freely and women are chatting with men. prostitution also flourishes in the back room of the building. the bar plus owner prefers to remain anonymous. he is also a people smuggler. >> most of them are forced into it because of economic problems. some of them -- [indiscernible] reporter: the women also did not want to talk to us, but one young man did. he's promised to use john's held -- help to leave nigeria. >> i graduated two years ago and still without a job. living from hand to mouth. along with some friends, i decided to fulfill my dream and make something positive out of my life. reporter: adrian of a better life is what motivates a growing amount of people to embark on the dangerous journey to europe. john agreed to tell us more about the journey and his job as a people trafficker. john takes us out of the very road used to smuggle more than 100 people in tunisia. he's not afraid of the poli

it is imported back into nigeria by distribution companies. the companies have not been subsidizeed since january and the companies are going on strike leading to fuel shortage. >> this is one of the petrol stations selling fuel. people believe no matter how long it takes they can get a little fuel inside their cars. now what is happening here and across the country is reflecting other problems in nigeria the government blames the oil and gas sector. and the strike by oil workers union for the current predicament. but there are also outstanding issues of subsidy payments as well as corruption in the oil and gas industry. airlines banks hospitals and telecommunication companies are considerings shutting done their operations or scaling back their operations because of the energy crisis in nigeria. the cost of goods are going up. and the current situation threaten all activities across the country just two days before a government comes into office. >> preliminary results in ethiopia's national elections are expected to be released in the coming

al jazeera, nigeria. >>> police in burundi say there's a grenade attack in the capital. we have the latest from burundi. >> reporter: another attack in the capital was the second one in a week and people are scared. when it happened the crowd over there in the back ran out to see what was going on and one man was scared. >> it's terrible. we life in fear. no one is working and there's a presidential election at the end of june. people fear they will see more of these attacks. the police are on the streets. they are trying to calm peel down. it's working for some and it's not working for others. a lot of people are concerned that the closer they get to the controversial presidential election where the president wants to run for unconstitutional third term more of this could happen. >>> the u.n. has called formers to combat the growing tide of foreign fighter to flipt zone. about 25,000 foreigners joined isil and al qaeda and more on are their way. he joins us now from the unite united nations. it seems he recognizes the potential for those numbers to grow. >> there's a co

. >> to nigeria now where unions representing fuel distributors have agreed to do and a crippling strike after a meeting between the distributors and nigeria's finance ministry and oil producers. >> this breakthrough comes days before the president-elect takes office on friday. >> this gas station has been inundated since early morning. word has spread that you list flowing here again, so these people are all hoping to buy at least a few leaders. they grabbed their cans while drivers who stayed in line was allowed. this man says he showed up at 7:00 in the morning and the line has barely moved since. >> nigeria's biggest cell phone operator set generated us that power its radio mast will soon run out of fuel. electricity and water companies have also been affected. >> we're not happy because we cannot turn our lights on at night. they should find a solution before the youth react badly. if the situation continues like this for one more week, there will be chaos everywhere. >> monday, nigeria agreed to give oil distribution companies a down payment of 800 million u.s. dollars less than ha

we will search everywhere possible >>> more women and children rescued in nigeria. among the hundreds no sign of the missing schoolgirls. >>> life amid the rubble. >> i'm amazed by the lady. i don't know where she had the power on, how she'd survive. >> two survivors survive the odds and found alive after being buried in the quake in nepal. an enduring legacy of the margaret warholm. -- of the vietnam war. >> i wish the u.s. would fully decontaminate >>> 40 years after the war vietnamese haunted by the nightmare of agent orange. >> i became prime minister at a time when there was no money. >> we'll reverse david cameron's tax cuts >>> a week before voters go to the polls in britain, leaders from the three main parties square off. >>> good evening, this is al jazeera america, and i'm antonio mora. >> i'm libby casey. we begin in nigeria where the cry bring back our girls is being answered to some degree. >> the nigerian army says it rescued more hostages from boko haram, held in a forest. >> the announcement coming after 293 women and girls were freed from a differen

nigeria fuel negotiators are putting an end to shortages. fuel suppliers held back because they said they were still owed money by the outgoing government. dealmaking between u.s. cable companies look set to continue. charter communications is set to being closed to buying time warner cable. caroline hyde is here with the latest. what is the story? caroline: pretty phenomenal in terms of a price point, also in terms of a smaller company buying a much better fish. we have the price tag of $55 billion that is how much charter communications will be putting on time warner cable. that is a nice premium. 100 $95 per share. the bulk of that will come in cash, about $100. the rest will be made up in stock. or is the option for shareholders to up the amount of cash to $115 per share and slightly less dock. the reason they want to pay out the premium first of all, scale is bigger. charter communications is the biggest -- fourth biggest player . they would snap up the second biggest player. they would be quadrupling customers. they would be second to

. >> nigeria's new president is sworn into office and view to say take the fight to boko haram. fifa's 209 members are about to cast votes in a presidential vote which is widely expected to grant seth blatter a fifth term. the ballot comes as football's good morning body faces the worst crisis in its history with the arrest of seven top officials on corruption charges. these are the latest developments. seth blatter addressed the congress on friday morning calling on fifa members to help fix football's governing body. he says he still believes he's the best man for the top job despite calls for him to quit. he faces a challenge from prince ali of jordan. europe's football body is backing his candidacy. in a separate development as the congress was kicking off protestors briefly interjected calling on members to support a palestinian motion to suspend israel from world football. andy richardson joins us live from zurich. we are waiting on this vote, but i'm intrigued to know what the atmosphere is like, trying to get a steer of how this is going to play out. >> well, you'd think

al jazeera nigeria. >> well, much of the fuel smuggled out of nigeria ends up in nearby togo. they say illegal business is the only thing keeping them off the streets. >> these containers are filled with fuel from nigeria. both arrive nearly every day. the smugglers throw the containers over board and the tide brings them in. this is the beach on togo's border. the fuel smuggling business here is thriving. we have to film in secret because the people here don't want outsiders to see this. traders come from all over togo to buy fuel here. in the capital they sell it along the roadside. it's the way most people get around in togo. on a good day this fellow says that he could take home $40. he does not want us to show his face. >> i know its illegal but if it weren't for this, maybe i would be on the streets or an armed robber. my life would be meaningless good for nothing. now i'm focused on my own business. >> the customer tells us that it's not just because of the price that he buys from the roadside. >> at the fueling stations they cheat you. i prefer to buy from the roadside

. ♪ hello, i'm rochelle and you are watching al jazeera and also on the program, nigeria swears in a new president, the first peaceful transfer of power between rival parties in the nation's history. thailand says the surge of refugees reached an alarming level and tells myanmar to consider the treatment of rohingya. and captured in afghanistan, at 15 we meet the man who is trying to rebuild his life after more than a decade in guantanamo. ♪ fifa set to vote for a new president blatter's leadership of world futbol has been plunged in crisis by arrest of seven top officials on bribery charges and facing a serious challenge for the top job from prince ali of jordan and blatter says the organization is now at a turning point and he needs help to restore fifa's reputation. >> translator: the events of wednesday have unleashed a storm and it was even questioned at one point in time whether this congress would tainting place or the agenda might be changed. today i'm appealing for unity and team spirit to move forward today and it may not be easy but it's for this reason we are here toget

oil is mostly found in the delta in southern nigeria. there are only three refineries, so most crude oil has to be exported so that it can be refined. it's then imported back into niger are a from distribution companies. the government pace $7 billion annually in subsidies allowing oh companies to sell fuel as cheap as 40 cents a liter. a billion dollars in subsidies hasn't been paid since january. the company's protested by going on strike, leading to the massive fuel shortages. we have more now from northern nigeria. >> this is one of the fuel pet troll stations in the city. the queues here are more than a kilometer long. people believe they can sometime get a little fuel inside their carries. what is happening here as well as other pet troll stations across the country is right field in other life in nigeria. electricity generation, which was 3,000 megawatts is down to an all time low for a population of 170 million nigerians. the government blames the oil sector and strike by oil workers union for the current predicament, but there i

secretary of state john kerry met today with nigeria's new president buhari after he was sworn in. kerry is expected to discuss military aid and sending advisers to train nigerian army. we have more on today's inauguration. >> huhammadu buhari was sworn in as nigeria's new president. it was an historic occasion because it was the first transfer of power from you one democratic leader to another in the end of military rule in 1999. heads of state across africa including south africans and the u.s. secretary of state john kerry attended. including other v.i.p.es. the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari. buhari thanked him for accepting defeat after elections in march. the president gave his inaugural speech and said the world had come to expect the worst from nigeria, but nigeria surprised the world in conducting a peace fairfair peaceful transfer of of power. >> a complete change for the image of africa. i think there is a sense in the united states, something that frustrates me a lot that my year gentleman and other countries can't have a peaceful transition of

new government due to be sworn in in nigeria in just a few days time. people this abuja say they have been faced with sleeping in a queue. >> i slept overnight. >> .i wish to feed my family well thrts no money. >> i have never noticed until i do since yesterday just i was in a queue. i even slept here and up until now i've never got to fill and i cannot say what is the reason. >> al jazeera's ahmed idris is in cano and the strike has taken its toll. >> this is one of the few stations selling the commodity in cano. no matter how long it takes they can still get a little bit of fuel. what is hached happening here as well as other petrol stations across the country is reflected in other areas of life in nigeria. he electricity which was down to 3,000 megawatts is down to 1500 megawatts for a huge population. all strike by oil workers union for current predicament. there are also outings outstanding issues. airlines banks hospitals and even telecommunications companies are considering shutting down their operations or scaling back, simply because of the ene

one day before the law expires. >> nigeria is africa's largest economy. thanks mainly to its massive oil industry. but this oil producing country is being paralyzed by of all things, shoal shortages. >> reporter: nigeria may be africa's largest oil producer but far from easy to get fuel here. scenes like this of nigerians for hours with their cans to get gasoline, are seen at every gasoline station across the country the not just a few cans, if you look done here, this gridlock of cars goes on for a kilometer down this road. the problem is that nigerians don't just fuel to put in their cars, they use it to put in generators like this. to power their homes, their businesses, because, electricity shortages are acute here. nigerians get a few hours of electricity a day. so shortages like this they're not happy about. [ indiscernible ] >> 4:00 up until now. when i get here now, not happy with it. it is no good. >> 4:00 in the morning. >> yes. i just need to fill my car. >> can you work today because of this? >> no. nobody can work today. this is until 3:00. >

nigeria has seen a huge decline in terms of infrastructure condition but also in terms of processing and in terms of the way government has been run. huge levels of corruption, decay and infrastructure dwindling revenues. >> but the first problem he may have to deal with with is the massive fuel shortage that the bringing niagara to a standstill. many have has to close and they say the fuel crisis led to corruption in the oil sector. >> there are going to be a number of -- approaches to take in order to deal with practices. one of those who hands have been found in the cookie jar will have to pay the price. but purely in the rule of law. two, if you -- you will have to find a way to return it. there's been a huge imbrought this the fight in the northeast. so in security is less of a concern, for the people. but over 1 million have been displaced like these people. he will have to work hard to get them resettled. >> baharry supporters say he is inconstructble and highly disciplined so he will be able to deliver the changes he has promised. >> advisors to the new president say the firs

manus: nigeria's new president will be sworn into office later today. the 72-year-old former military leader beat the incumbent in the election with promises to defeat the uprisings in the north. let's speak to gavin about it. this is an incoming president who has got big issues. oil prices are falling. his coffers aren't exactly full and he's promised a lot. what's his priority? gavin f. you rewind back to the election this is an election delayed because of the worsening violence in the north. that was priority number one as a former military leader. he had credibility to crush boko haram which killed 13,000 people in the last few years. that can't be underestimated. but momentum is on his side there. the more challenging problem for him than tackling terrorism is tackling corruption. because that is endemic. when i was in the country, i personally witnessed a taxi driver being violently beat bane policeman trying to extract a dubious fine. a thend former central bank governor points to the national oil company, nmpc which has been withholding billions

. >> still ahead fuel shortage in nigeria. plus an intimate theater experience we report on a very personal approach to the arts. arts. is there such a thing as a sure thing in business? some say buy gold. others say buy soybeans. i say, buy comcast business internet. unlike internet providers that slow down when traffic picks up, you get speed you can rely on. it's a safe bet. like a gold-plated soybean. reliably fast internet starts at $69.95 a month. comcast business. built for business. >> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories now often al jazeera. a tunisian soldier has shot dead seven his colleagues in the capital tunis before being killed himself. >>> migrant crisis, in malaysia, comments after 139 graves of what was believed to be migrant workers were discovered. >>> other news, chronic fuel shortages in nigeria have forced some businesses to trailer shut down. but the tries which have caused huge fuel queues at the petrol pump is over. al jazeera am ahmed idris is in cano. >> this is in the city of cano, t

. >> he came to togo 15 years ago from nigeria. he has raised $100 to help start his shoe business. >> i asked what he was doing in togo. he said selling this shoe. i said, can i do this. he said yes. >> most of the traders in the capital are from the east of nigeria. they built up a business empire in trading second-hand items. this is where unwanted goods from the u.s. and america end up. you can find thing from clothes shoes and bags, most of it is bought in bulk. they came with nothing 25 years ago. now he's importing goods every week. >> a lot of buyers come from cameroon nigeria ghana they come from mali and niger, from youall around. >> the trade has become an integral part of the economy yet it's dominated by outsiders. one analyst said it's because of the way the market has developed. >> traditionally women sold goods in the markets. nobody was selling second-hand goods. the foreigners came and found an opportunity and exploited that part of the market. >> he said he came because he had to survive. as long as customers kee

these are companies that operate in places like nigeria, the congo, south america, and some of these individuals have sketchy history as it relates to financial crimes. i think the clinton's are not ones who would be shocked there is gambling going on. they know what it is going on and that is what is troubling. they don't seem to have a filter that prevents them from taking money from sketchy characters. >> host: why don't some of these foreign governments or foreign leaders give money directly to their own countries rather than give it to the clinton foundation? >> that is a great question peter. the late christopher hitchson a liberal writer, asked that very question and wondered why is it you have these third world people in india and africa and why are they sending multi-million checks 10,000 miles away to new york to the clinton foundation to send that work back to do work in their country and the answer given was because it is a way of influence pedaling with a former president and a former president whose wife is first a powerful senator, then the secretary of state. and that