Like a festering sore, vandalism has taken a foothold in Nigeria, leaving the citizens to cope with its pains, writes Adeola Akinremi
It’s a growing menace that raises a question. Nigeria is a country endowed with natural resources that should help change lives of its citizens. But why has vandals turned the heat on Nigerians?
It’s a growing menace that raises a question. Nigeria is a country endowed with natural resources that should help change lives of its citizens. But why has vandals turned the heat on Nigerians?
It’s jarring statistics: Over 1.2 billion people are still without access to electricity worldwide, and almost all of them live in developing countries. Of those 1.2 billion, 82.4 million are Nigerians according to a 2013 report released by the World Bank. In the report, Nigeria was categorised as one of the worst countries in terms of electricity supply. Other worst countries in the report include Bangladesh (66.6 million), Ethiopia (63.9 million), Congo DR (55.9 million), Tanzania (38.2 million), Kenya (31.2 million), Sudan (30.9 million), Uganda (28.5 million), Myanmar (24.6 million), Mozambique (19.9 million), Afghanistan (18.5 million), Korea DR (18 million), Madagascar (17.8 million), Philippines (15.6 million), Pakistan (15 million), Burkina Faso (14.3 million), Niger (14.1 million), Indonesia (14 million) and Malawi (13.6 million).
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