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BBC OS Conversations: The cost of living crisis in Nigeria

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08/03/2024 GMT

The cost of living crisis in Nigeria

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Daily experiences from the country’s worst economic crisis in a generation

Nigeria is experiencing its worst economic crisis in a generation. Over the past year the price of the staple food, rice, has more than doubled and a litre of petrol now costs more than three times what it did. 

Host Kupra Padhy hears what this means for people trying to make a living, feed their family or run a business. We bring together two women who run food businesses in the country. Onimba, a chef in Port Harcourt, tells us how on a recent visit to the market the price of a bag of sugar had doubled overnight. 

“You find people who come to shop fainting in the market,” she tells us. “People are losing hope, you see women and men so forlorn, you see people crying in the market, it’s so sad out here.”

Three health workers share their experiences, telling us how rising prices are not only having a direct effect on their families, but also their patients. Plus, although Nigeria has its own particular set of economic challenges, rising prices are affecting millions around the world. We hear from women in South Africa and Ghana who join us for some optimism.

A Boffin Media production in partnership with the OS team.

(Photo: Tooni Agabje. Credit: Tooni Agbaje)

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