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Nigeria is a lower middle-income country and is ranked as the largest economy in Africa with a gross domestic product of 444.92 billion (www.imf.org). The country is located on the western coast of Africa, has an area of 923, 763 km2 and is bounded by Benin Republic in the west, Niger Republic in the north, Cameroun in the east and Gulf of Guinea in the south.
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Aremu, S.A., Olukanni, D.O., Mokuolu, O.A., Lasode, O.A., Ahove, M.A., Ojowuro, O.M. (2020). Circular Economy: Nigeria Perspective. In: Ghosh, S. (eds) Circular Economy: Global Perspective. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1052-6_15
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