‘This hunger is too much’: Nigerians protest economic hardship • FRANCE 24 English
Struggling to make ends meet hundreds of Nigerians took to the streets of ibadan to denounce the country’s rising cost of living which many blamed on the government’s failed economic policies do you want to kill us are you the first person to govern we can’t go to school we can’t pay our transport
Fairs we are hungry we are angry look at us now there’s nothing we are starving should please do something this is what his promise he promised to do better look at us now over the past last year the Nigerian naira lost 230% of its value while National inflation
Reached a record 30% last month this means the prices of basic Goods such as rice and fuel have more than tripled while products like meat and eggs are now considered a luxury many Nigerians have directed their anger at the government and are blaming president bua ubu for failing to deliver on his campaign
Pledges it seems like the government hous been able to get a handle of it and it has been increasing and it keeps increasing right now uh it’s gone up since January as well 2024 up until this month and we’re asking when is it going to stop following his election last year
Bola tinubu undertook a series of liberal reforms meant to open up the economy and attract investors but the unpopular measures which included scrapping gas and fuel subsidies have so far are not yielded the expected results
Hundreds of Nigerians demonstrated against the soaring cost of living in the south of the country on Monday after huge protests in the north earlier this month. Nigeria is suffering an economic crisis and soaring prices have left many people struggling to afford food.
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8 comments
The hunger is too much? They are stopping the slaughter of donkeys. All that protein on thd hoof.
APC has destroyed Nigeria our currency is now worthless. within nine years 😢
Sometimes too much food leads to extreme lust
Bbc force TINUBU on Nigeria.. BBC NIGERIA NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED
Nagriya trapped new colony zam
Not being able to pay off your family farm motgage while not being able to pay the rent on some of your farm fields being harvested too while at the same time owing money for seed grain is such a difficult predicament to be in. Unless your landlord has compassion.
Nigerians reduced your children you are too man
I am a Nigerian abroad for a long time now…..and atimes our mind plays a trick on us…telling us to go back to our motherland. But Nigeria is a lost cause….why will somebody want to go back to all this hardship??