Nigerian haulage operator Waheed Ibikunle and his family used to eat boiled eggs every day as part of their breakfast. Now Nigeria’s inflation has soared to a four-year high of more than 18 percent in March, with food prices up 22.9 percent, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. “The cost of living is becoming too high,” the customer, who gave her name as Alice, told AFP. It is not just the naira exchange that is helping push up prices. Poultry farmer Lukman Busari said high costs of feed, a lack of facilities and insecurity are also adding to costs.

Source: The Guardian April 21, 2021 11:48 UTC