CURRENT LIST SHOWS LAGOS AND ABUJA NAMED AMONG THE WORST CITIES TO LIVE IN AFRICA

The capital city of Nigeria, Abuja, and the country's acclaimed economic capital, Lagos, have been ranked among the top 20 worst cities in the world to live in.

Giant of Africa, Nigeria, have been featured in international rankings once again in Mercer's newly released 20th annual Quality of Living survey, and ranked low compared 231 other major metropolises.

Mercer examined factors such as crime, healthcare, education, public services, recreation, housing and personal freedom in its latest ranking.

Below are The top 15 worst cities to live in Africa 2018.

1. Bangui, Central African Republic

2. Khartoum, Sudan

3. N’Djamena, Chad

4. Brazzaville, Congo

5. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

6. Conakry, Guinea Republic

7. Nouakchott, Mauritania

8. Bamako, Mali

9. Niamey, Niger

10. Tripoli, Libya

11. Antananarivo, Madagascar

12. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

13. Abuja, Nigeria

14. Lagos, Nigeria

15. Harare, Zimbabwe