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Sam BALL

'Where is the money?' Inflation and cash crisis hit hard as Nigeria goes to the polls

Stalls at Balogun Market in Lagos, Nigeria, on February 24, 2023. © Sam Ball / France 24

Lagos – On a normal day, Balogun Market in Nigeria's Lagos is packed with shoppers looking for a bargain on anything from clothes, to freshly cooked street food or cut-price electronics.

But, as Nigerians head to the polls for Saturday's presidential election, although the aroma of spices and the cacophony of hawkers selling their wares still filled the air, there is barely a customer in sight.

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