For Iya Bose and Chinonso, traders at Oworo Market in Lagos, there is no respite in sight as the high costs of food, clothing, and housing continue to take a heavy toll on their businesses. Rentals for their stores have surged 150 percent in 2023, and sales are fast declining as consumers cut dow
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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.

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