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Nigeria: How Corrupt Officials Make Millions Daily At Nigeria's Prominent Marriage Registry

[Premium Times] In a year, officials at the Ikoyi registry in Lagos could pocket over N384 million in illegal fees from couples who troop to their facility.

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