Olugbenga Salako

Olugbenga Salako is a doctor and clinical tutor at the St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. A medical doctor from Nigeria, Salako has clinical experience in primary care and research/field experience in public health. His current interests include global health and development, health policy and health systems strengthening in low- and middle-income countries.

A combination picture shows Adetona Omokanye, a 29 year-old documentary photographer, taking pictures from the window of his home in Lagos, Nigeria, on May 24, 2020—along with a shot from inside. Photo is a split screen showing the photographer leaning out the window taking a picture and also a shot from inside looking out at what he was seeing. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
Poverty

Poverty's Albatross—Nigeria in Mid-Century

by Olugbenga Salako

Solving Nigeria's poverty problem will be complex—there are no silver bullets—but it's key to reducing poverty in Africa