Surviving Nigeria: Being Ultra Poor in a Country of Riches

Thanks to its vast oil resources, Nigeria is now the first economic power in Africa. Golf courses, marinas, and gated communities are part of the new golden life for a privileged few. On the other side of the street, the slums harbor a far different reality for millions of Nigerians who try to survive between mafia gangs and wretchedness. But a much more severe threat lingers in the North of the country with the Islamist sect of Boko Haram.

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