Nigeria: Crumbling schools and failing pupils

At Saint Finbar’s College in Lagos, more than 50 pupils pack into a small rundown classroom for their English lesson. Patches of sky are visible through the corroded tin roof. Surrounded by the mouldy walls and windows that have long since lost their panes, Denrele Akinfenwa throws her hands up in resignation when asked how she manages to teach. "I can’t really complain because the situation in my class is quite typical," she sighed. "In some parts of Nigeria pupils don’t even have a roof over their head and have to study under trees."