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Nigeria: Waste, Wealth and the Burden of a City

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria, Environment

Bella Naija's photo story titled “BN Photo Stories: Waste, Wealth and the Burden of a City” [1]: “With an estimated population of 15 million, and growing at an annual rate of 6%, Lagos, Nigeria, is set to topple Cairo soon as Africa’s largest city…With increased, largely unchecked, informal economic activities, emerge gigantic challenges associated with waste management and environmental pollution control.”