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More than a third of Nigerians have no access to electricity

More than a third of Nigerians have no access to electricity, and even those connected to the grid can't rely on it. Last year alone, the grid collapsed 12 times in Africa's most-populous country.

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Emmanuel Akinwotu
Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.