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Vested interests block reform

By Matthew Green and Tom Burgis

Published: July 20 2009 22:31 | Last updated: July 20 2009 22:31

From the hawkers dodging traffic in the choked streets of Lagos to the billionaire oligarchs in penthouses above, Nigeria seethes with restless ambition and an awareness of potential unfulfilled.

Yet 10 years after the country’s transition from military to civilian rule, progress towards reversing decades of declining living standards and restoring the social contract between the government and the people is still agonisingly slow.

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