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Large housing complexes are being built by the government to accommodate the low and moderate income levels in an attempt to reduce overcrowding and speculation on rents. We were also told that construction workers average a daily wage of $4.00-$5.00.
The market women constitute a very influential and affluent class. In Benin, for instance, many houses are being built for renting by market women. They are ambitious and very concerned about the education and future well-being and status of their children.
We left Lagos, Monday,
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