Nigeria: Lagos Communities Battle Gas Flaring Impact Amidst Uncertainty Over 2020 Deadline

[Premium Times] At the Ajido community river bank, a group of shirtless kids splashed water on one another with reckless abandon. It was in mid-September and the rains were still unpredictable in this part of Lagos. The wind blew gently against the flowing waters, signaling the possibility of yet another downpour. Some of the kids sat in a decrepit canoe abandoned at the river bank, unperturbed by the cacophony of sounds emanating from the skies.