Lagos needs improved urban infrastructure and waste management

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Lagos, Nigeria, faced increasing challenges in waste management due to a population expansion that generated between 13,000 and 15,000 metric tonnes of waste daily. The city struggled with an aging fleet of compactor trucks, inadequate landfill capacity, and failing drainage and sewage systems. Drawing parallels to London's 1858 Great Stink and the recent…

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