LAGOS, Nigeria — For years, Amao Sunday shared an electricity meter with several other households in Agege, a densely populated suburb of Lagos. “That is why I decided to get my own smart meter.” Vendr.ng, a Nigerian cloud vending platform, is leading the way inattempting to address the problem — not by selling new hardware, but by offering software that works with smart meters residents already own. A workaround, not a replacementUnder a new campaign titled “Already bought a smart meter? Whether such platforms can meaningfully reduce disputes at scale — particularly in Nigeria’s vast informal housing sector — remains to be seen.