The worsening cost of living in Africa’s biggest economy is fueling an increase in organised begging as accelerating inflation continues to rob households of their spending power.
The number of people begging almost daily while travelling or commuting within the Lagos metropolitan is increasing
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Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi
Josephine Okojie-Okeiyi is a journalist with over five years’ reporting experience. She writes on industry, agriculture, commodities, climate change, and environmental issues.
She is fellow of Thomson Reuters Foundation and Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa.
