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Episode: Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity, straining businesses and public services
Description: About half of Nigeriaβs more than 200 million people are hooked up to a national electricity grid that can't provide sufficient daily electricity to most of those connected.
Many poor, rural communities are off the grid entirely, which means millions in the country are finding ways to live with little to no electricity.
Pupils squint at their books and intermittently the blackboard, as teachers try to hold their attention. It's a reality for many schoolchildren across Nigeria, where many buildings don't have access to the national electricity grid.
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