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It's Africa's most populated country and one of its biggest economies but according to the latest figures over 85 million people here in Nigeria have no access to electricity
while millions more struggle to keep the lights on.
Right now I'm in Lagos and I tell you the power situation here I wouldn't give it a pass mark.
We have like 12 hours in a day at a stretch.
Currently I don't even have power.
I'm powering my devices right now.
on a generator set that has been going on for the past two hours.
People have increasingly taken the lead and generating their own power.
There's a lot of patronage for home solar systems.
The engineer is in the tropical zone.
God has blessed us with good sunshine, so we have the resources.
If the government can help in reducing the prices of solar,
I think it will go a long way to help people like us.
But is the constant battle to maintain a regular and sustainable supply hampering this country's progress?
This is the documentary, Powering Nigeria from the BBC World Service.
Hi, I'm Samuel Okocha, a journalist based in Abuja in Central Nigeria.