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A new type of black gold in Nigeria: used car tyres

A worker offloads used car tyres from a cargo tricycle in preparation for recycling at Ibadan, Nigeria. [Reuters]

In Nigeria, a country heavily reliant on revenues from its oil exports, entrepreneur Ifedolapo Runsewe has identified another type of black gold: used car tyres.

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