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Nigeria is struggling to get informal workers to save - The Economist

Between a slumping economy and gnawing inflation, Nigerians are finding life tough.

[From The Economist]

Between a slumping economy and gnawing inflation, Nigerians are finding life tough. Temilola Balogun, who owns a clothing shop in Lagos, the commercial capital, sighs that it is hard to save anything. This is typical: most adults in Africa’s most populous country do not pay into a pension. Few will be able to retire without being supported by their children.

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