'Barely surviving': Life in Nigeria's cost-of-living crisis
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Source: Deutsche Welle
Published: 2026-01-22 01:49 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Education, Transport, Africa, Energy, Economy & Finance, Labour & Workers, Food & Agriculture
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Riyah James, a teacher at a primary school in Surulere, Lagos, has to spend more on transport than ever before. "There's hardly anything left of my salary," the young Nigerian told DW. "Gas prices have skyrocketed. Sometimes the bus conductor demands higher prices practically overnight, and I don't have enough money with me," she explained.
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