LIFE EXPECTANCY CHALLENGE: Why Nigerians are dying too soon – Experts

By Sola Ogundipe Ganiat Ojo believed the headache would eventually disappear. The 55-year-old petty trader had lived with the pain for months, brushing it off as the price of long days at the market and the constant struggle to provide for her family. Like many Nigerians, she hardly ever checked her blood pressure. There was always another bill to settle, another customer waiting and yet another reason to put off a trip to the hospital.Then, one afternoon, she collapsed in her shop. Neighb