By this time last year, many Nigerian streets, from Lagos to Abuja, Abakaliki and Port Harcourt, were bubbling with Christmas excitement, but the cost of living crisis is putting a damper on this year’s celebration.
Many Nigerians are poorer than they were in 2021, with 63 percent of the popula
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Damilola Odifa
Damilola Odifa is a graduate of Mass communication department from the University of Lagos with nearly 2 years experience in content writing.
She currently works as a journalist in BusinessDay Media, West Africa's leading provider of business intelligence and information, where she writes on the business of agriculture, and the environment.