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August 8, 2023 36 mins

Nigeria has some of the highest levels of unhealthy air across the African continent – a leading cause of inflammatory illness and premature death. Could its huge and growing cohort of young people have the solution?

Tori & Khalil head to the “Giant of Africa” to find out how one of the world’s fastest growing nations – by economy and population – is dealing with rapidly accelerating energy demand and what might happen next.

Join us and find out

  • What’s the cause of Nigeria’s dangerous air pollution – and what can be done about it?
  • How can African countries avoid some of the environmental mis-steps made by more industrialised nations? 
  • What can Lagos teach us about building greener, more liveable megacities of the future?


Contributors

  • Dr Rose Alani, head of the Air Quality Monitoring Research Group at the University of Lagos
  • Oludayo Yusuf, Consulting Embryologist at Origene Health Services in Lagos
  • Joshua Gabriel Oluwaseyi, environmental activist and founder of LearnBlue
  • Dr Mofoluso Fagbeja, air quality specialist and co-author of the World Bank-funded report Development of an Air Quality Management Plan for Lagos
  • Desmond Appiah, co
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