Street Debate: Why oil-rich Nigeria can still not fuel its economy
By DW
11 November 2023 |
10:30 am
Fuel shortages, inflation and high levels of poverty have plagued Nigeria in recent years. The 77 Percent travels to Lagos, where Edith Kimani meets young Nigerians who tell her how they view Nigeria's economy and why people in the oil-rich nation are still struggling to make ends meet.
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