Topic: The high cost of living in nigeria. (Read 687 times)

I hope that in this modern era, the available options for the government of any nation, to creating an enabling environment for business to thrive, are the proper formulation and implementation of fiscal and monetary policies.
Fiscal policy is concerned with taxations and revenues driven by a drafted budgetary framework. So how far has the Nigerian government done with this international standard that is always adopted to creating jobs all over for the teeming unemployed youths and adults.
Monetary policy handles the issues of the total volume of money supply in a nation to cushion inflation of varying degrees.
Nevertheless, im in full doubt as to whether the Nigerian government has been able to deal with these neoliberal permutations.
On the basis of this doubt, the hardship would linger on for decades irrespective of leadership changes that takes place during elections.

If to say the goverment care the most important thing wey dey for do for common man is to regulate the price of food for the common man.  But because say the government no get us at mind na why dem no even care to try to make any effort to make things better. The price of food items still increases on a daily basis and it is even getting worse that people can no longer even afford it.

My broda e be as e get for the contri and this con be like say nah wetin everybody choose, we go suffer am like that be cos me I see greed as one things wey make us dy where we dy so. Transportation moni high all in the name of drivers wan make gain becos them buy fuel at high price make them no get shortage if them keep T.P at normal price and na another reason why things dy high like this. If fuel prize go down I believe say other things go go down too, but we still get some yeye piple wey be say when them see things high them go still keep am high even when the prize don come down, na the greed be that.
God dy really help us becos if not many for don die go, imagine person wey no get anything to hustle for how that kind person wan take eat well? E red oh and the doubling of hustle you talk of e no still change anything becos as you take get the goods to do your business you go wan sell am high to get your gain and who you expect to buy wetin em moni no reach? If not for God we for don finish for this contri.

The government dey but the one wey we individuals dey add join the problem self dey. I wonder why people will just try to inflate price anyhow. Some traders has seen this as an avenue to extort their fellow Nigerians. How much do they sell a satch of water in your area? Mine is #50. Something that if they sell for 2 for #50, thy will still make a profit of #150 on a bag. But they keep selling it one for #50 to make double profit. Is it government here also? The country can be better if we as individuals change our mindset.

The way things be ehn for Nigeria, the cost of things dey very very high, high cost of food, transport don turn to something else, if person no they careful, person fit mad or die self for how things they carry cost, person no fit chop bellefull again, and where person no supposed trek waka go but as transport don over cost, people they trek am go. Na God dey really sustain e children and na e make to only get one source where money they come from dey bad, because as e be now, so if person no double e hustle, e go bad well well, to eat go be war or to get small thing wey you dey use they sustain yourself.

It's no longer news that inflation have practically taken over every sector of the economy, and the government are actually clueless of what actions that should be taken for things to come back to normal, we are complaining of how our naira has lost value in the international market, our current president is removing subsidy from our crude product without even making provisions for we to have our own refinery, which have made everything to skyrocket to the highest,  I have ever experienced in my existence in this life, till the government start doing the right thing by building our own refineries and focusing more on domestic production to bust our economy, so that our naira will appreciate, things will keeps on get uglier by the day.

It is not about bribing those who came out to protest cause I believe by now majority won't fall for that. The only thing is that Nigerians are avoiding every form of massacre, remembering all that has happened like the End Sars protest which ended up with sheds of blood, no body wants to experience such again that is one reason people are yet avoiding such actions.

The thing wey they pain me pass for this country na the way things they cost every day, by, day and he no consyn the government because them they enjoy. and the problem wey dey worry this country be sey them Sabi complain, them no fit protest. even though them protest the government go Just bribe them with 10k or 20k to stop protest

So. main looking at Nigeria situation na we be the problem of this country, we suppose unite, attack the government and their property, if thing wey they happen for the country they really pain the citizens the protest suppose hot

This country fit take one day beta. because a lot of money they float for the country

The high costs of living in Nigeria is really alarming. Sometimes I wounder how long this will last because everyone is fed up. Goods skyrocket everyday even garri for common man as it usually use to be cheaper has become more expensive than before. Accommodation has also become more expensive by the day to afford to pay for rent has become a big problem to the extent that most people has gone back to the village an start farming business. When you talk about educational sector, school fee is very high. Emagine the school fee of a primary school student now, is my school fee when I was in higher Institution. Transportation is another problem because most people whom work and receive little salary end up spending it on transportation and they might just end there salary in transportation fee. The economy is really bad I am always greatfull how I find myself in this BTT, if not what would I have done? All thanks to God .

That's why it is important for a government to think before deciding on the policies to take in other to better the life of the people, if the government were sincere on subsidy removal they would have rolled out some programmes or ways to caution the effect of the subsidy removal, mate, inflation has dealt with Nigeria and again no price control of any kind, any person can wake up and decide the price he or she wants to sell respective of what consumers think.

The new and the old government has shown incompetence in different areas of governance just imagine when a governor can not be hold accountable for anything just because he is a member of the ruling party, every commodity in Nigeria is messed up because we have people that are are in power because of selfish reasons.

Sometimes when I begin to imagine the bad condition of Nigeria I will just laugh we are now in a situation where by if you want to buy anything you need to budget extra Money with you because what you buy 200 naira in the morning might increase to 250 naira in the evening, when you ask why the seller will tell you dollar has increased, is not really there fault the government has failed us they don't have the interest of the citizens at heart.
If the price of Petro was low transportation wouldn't have been high these has also affected this price of things in the country. Honestly speaking the really need to something about this situation before things we get out of hand.

There is nothing difficult there to understand. There are two ways that goods and services are being purchased. Most goods are imported  and services are from foreign countries but there branches or sub divisions based in our country nigeria. This is why they are being expensive. I have a freind who is into import and export, he was lamenting yesterday about the cost of clearing consignment on the border. Irs actually high and this is because of the dollar rate. So i dont blame them if things gets high.

While goods and services that are from our country directly are less expensive because its been produced here.

With the price of petroleum products it is obvious that things will be very cost imagin buying 1 liter #690.do u know how much liter that will take you to another state with the bad road and other factor may even affect ur car. Everything in Nigeria are transported.Carrots and onions are from Northern part far North,how much will the farmers get ,by the time it reach wholesale,retailers and consumers will suffer it more that y the cost of living is hard and Expensive not everyone can afford it so

What is affecting the price of things is not just the rate of dollar,  the price of petrol is also affecting commodities in the market.  Food processed by machines,  petrol are needed for this to take place. Petrol is needed to transport goods from one place another,  even if the naira gains value thing might still be expensive because of the price of petrol in the market.  The increment of petrol has really make thing to be very expensive in the market.

I really understand watin you dey try to talk my man, and you know say even if we try harder, nothing ho come out for inside our suffer, just remember back when things been good, things dey go well and businesses dey move wela for business people them but nowadays no positive news about some business people.
Well the truth be say for each government season, e dey always dey clear for some people and bad for some people (shau you dey get my point?).
And those we e dey clear for self still dey complain sha but reason am say those way e dey clear for dey complain, watin those way e no clear for go do?
This country done tore everybody but how we go do? When our government no ready to change the bad situation of this our country too good one, people like us way dey do bolt take dey survive for thr country before, now our president done remove Fuel subsidy, so things done hard well well, sha our life no dey for this our government them hand, na God hand everything dey sha.

What I don't really understand and I need clarity on it is how dollar rate affects the prices of goods and services, I mean goods that the materials are sourced locally. In this country everybody takes advantage of every slim opportunity that come there way.

Recently, south Africa frowned and stopped to use the services of multi choice company like DSTV and gotv. If Nigerians should adopt this action. I think they will think and consider.

Yes oo, we dey for very hard times and the cost of living dey very high, but the truth na be say even the government sef don know say anything wey dem do, our own na just to grumble and to murmur we no dey fit do anything other than that one, las las we go adapt to the system, now see the price of petrol before e be like say dem been dey plan to bring am down small but now e don increase again because we nor dey talk. If to say each state organize their own protest tell if the FG no go reason our matter? But because dem don know say na for only for back yard  we take dey complain naim make dem no dey even reason our matter sef. Money wey person dey pay for flight outside the country sef cost well well, so even internationally dem wan still kill us, I nor know weda dem think say we get money. Naira price dey crash continuously and anywhere you go buy something dem dey use that one as opportunity to take increase price pass the normal price.

True talk but what would people do against the government? Nothing naija people would rather stay starving than to vent their anger on any unfriendly policy by the government now that ethnicism and tribalism was used to elect the president some section of the country that control the press would not release any negative news about the sufferness naija people are being subjected to due to the high cost of living, everybody kept quite as if not is happening honestly there is hunger in the country a lot of people find it hard to eat three square meals daily parents are withdrawing their children from private school to government schools because they can't afford to pay high fees and so many bad things going on as as a result of removal of subsidy.

   The current situation of our economy is a major in the retarded lifestyle of the people, it's affecting all from top to bottom but the difference is in just its level of effect. The country's resources are just kept unutilized and mismanaged thereby causing  poor revenue and in turn depreciates the economy. Resources meant for the growth of the country is now owned by individuals which is not suppose to be so.
   It's very much difficult to afford a comfortable meal as a person talk more of a home with children, where they'd have to pay numerous bills and yet still there's no improvement in their income neither is there improvement in their means of survival. Standard of living no come easy again for person to live, the matter just day go bad day by day the only way out of this matter na when we ourselves choose those way go lead us, person way go take our interest to heart and not for him own pocket. We too get the idea say once we reach that office na to chop our own share. Once we start to day reason differently, the country fit day go in the right direction. The backwardness continues and one is left with no other choice than to manage life in a nation that's very much filled with resources for her citizens to live in affluence.

My brother if you hear any Mr president come to the and say it will get better just know say Nigeria go see shege, I Don hear E go better now since wey I never grow up, to be honest since when I dey grow up Nigeria dey always becomes worst day by day, every year na so things price dey get high, but from the looks of things bah na we dey cause, during election we dey sell our vote because of money, and after we sell our vote finish na so we go dey complain about, I dey remember all those days wey we dey shout say EMI no Kan for Mr tinibu and now see waiting we dey face since wey him enter office.

Na buhari regime I dey think say things cost but this year own bad pass buhari onw this year never favor any body since wey Mr tinibu come sit, I hope say we fit survive this kind life wey we dey live for Nigeria? Because the everyday na him I dey see people dey complain about food, most especially fuel, and thieves come plenty for country again, if you enter social media now you will be seeing how they are arresting thieves, my brother make everybody go double na him remain now.

This one na major problem wey almost everybody for this country dey face but the truth of the matter be say the so called government no dey carry out their functions, the government of this our country dey selfish and self-centered dey no care about the people wey for the country because all these things wey dey happen no dey really affect. Well na God na em be our sustainer and no matter how everywhere red reach we go still survive.

The high cost of living in the country is so alarming that  if nothing is done to salvage the economy it might  collapse,most Nigeria citizens find it difficult to eat twice meal,and the government is not worried about the situation .
The people in authority are deliberately ignoring the situation  because they see it as a means of enriching themselves, because if things are done the right way they will not be that rich, for instance, when it's time for their salaries or allowances to be increased no time waste they quickly pass the bill and start receiving the increment,  but for civil servants, they procrastinate and even pretend they are not aware like the current Labour union and government issue,good road, e.t.c.
The Nigeria government does not want The people to grow most especially the youth because they see us as threat to them,the only way out is been skilful I.e hardwork, creative, self employed and earn your own money .

like I normally say, we are the architect of our predicament in this country like we brought these problems to our selves reason being that our mentality is very backwards.

Just imagine if there is an increase in price of any product in the country you will see that every body will also want to add price to their goods and services too, for instance if the price of cement is increased, you will see bricklayers, meson men and even people that also aid in building will increase their charge as well i now begin to wonder that do they also increase the quantity of cement as per maybe as they increase the quantity now it will now increase the service of the labourers as well.

A farmer that also goes to farm, brings his farm produce to the public for sale will also want to equate his price with people who are buying and reselling in other to make profits. So until we change our mindset and stop blaming the government for everything that is going wrong in this country, then the better for everyone of us.

The matter with this country be say na all of us be the problem because everyone in Nigeria has let that foul spirit cover them that has to do with corruption. The leader of this country are a major cause yes but the citizens of the country too are a big contributor to this act. Well like you said only God can help us and we all pray that a saviour comes to rid the plague that is in this country.

The country’s economy is rapidly going on a down slide with high cost of living and low income. The government is not helping in the tackling this crisis, we still have a lot of unemployed youth out there who are still looking for their way. And many graduates coming out of school to face the labour market. The government is not helping matters in tackling this problem. A lot of hardworking youth and workers who are looking for opportunities  to shine in their field are not given the chance to show their skill and talent. The masses are desperate thereby turning into other available means of survival. The high cost of living is currently pressing the neck of everyone in the country. Due to the removal of the subsidy the price of fuel went up, affecting both the price of goods and services as well. Both the lower and middle class families will find their selves struggling to meet up with standard of living.
 The government will need to handle this situation with precautions cause the people are desperate and hungry. A hungry man is an angry man. People can vent to joining illicit activities just to meet up with the standard of living. An increase in salary will help the civil workers, provision of job opportunities for the masses, and thanks to the internet and it’s benefits. A lot of Nigerian youth are not making very good use of the internet to better their lives. The government can do better in easing the burden.

Everything starts from voting the right persons into office and also we destroying whatever cartel is in Abuja controlling all the president that get into office to change dem from the initial plans dey had for the country to what suits the cartel over there because how will everybody be doing the wrong things, e means say something dey happen for that top wey we no dey understand. Goodluck Jonathan had go plans for the country but e no work, even Buhari been start very well but everything collapse. Our problem is coming from bad governance because if we get it right from the voting poll we no go get problem again for this country as we dey bless but no know how to use am because our government no wan give us breakthrough, dem want make we dey surfer so we go be their puppet for electoral malpractice to give them power again.


Those Real estate people self dey take risk building all those costly building, the average Nigeria no fit afford their house and na the small favored people wey get luck get better paying jobs fit afford the house and again yahoo (illegal people). If we get a good government dem go invest in human development and creating jon opportunity for people to hustle and not only stomach infrastructure wey no go pass 24hrs and e dun finish. Nigerians dey ready to hustle but no better hustle dey for person to do although we get online hustle now and na there the Gold dey so na for we to get sense on our own and not wait on the government. Shuku eye for digital skills that'll help us get something from this internet money.

Nigeria that has been known to be the giant of Africa with enough mineral resources name them, Nigeria have all it takes to become a great nation were countries in the world would be wishing to live but it was quite unfortunate that our leader has there own plans and agenda on how they can mode the country money to there pocket were as the masses are suffering from abject poverty feeding from hand to mouth, the cost of living is very high, somethin we can easily buy with small amount before is now very difficult to get again, I don't really no the way forward for this country because if the circle of leaders continues the suffering will always continue onless God intervention.

My brother na better thing you dey talk so but you see this our country ehn we don dey complain about one issues for so long and yet the governments no want to hear our cry, waiting dey surprise me be say is it that they are not hearing that the poor are complaining about the issue that is going on in this country, each of our surrounding even person wey this issue no touch e no waiting dey sup for this country, no work has been provide to the youth, that is why we go dey see youth go dey shout say school na scam, as they don't want to employ people again until you have connection everywhere, this country matter na by who know person oo son of nobody if God no help am for this country he go face a lot. No be only poor people e dey hard to chop this time around even some rich people don dey see shege too, who else for this country that has not complain about the government?

Normally we suppose complain about the issue going on in our country but the main problem is that even if we do are dey going to change? Shey governments dey see poor shading tears? We be dey think say na Buhari problem but now i think we all have realized that is APC problem.

Omo the country mata tire me oo, the same thing everyday, the more we they feel say our obodo Nigeria go better the more e they worst, prices of commodities just increase everyday, and government no they even reason how them go take empower people to reduce unemployment rate. Before 1k u go fit ues am buy or cook better soap way go fit serve two to three days but now 1k self no go fit buy better meat let alone use am cook soup, things done cost so teh 20 naira self no get value again.

How you want make this new government fit control price issue where the other one  were dey before no fit, now everyone just dey ne dey find place where him go dey get chop ne, our country just dey as he be people just dey suffer money no get too much value again, anything just dey expansive now, poor people just dey suffer nothing to eat this our new government never even reach 1month fuel just add price like Bitcoin, na only God just dey help us for this our country, and our government never talk anything about am fuel add price food stuff follow am too, Make him do something now before we enter next year because if fuel no come down nothing even foodstuffs go dey increase anytime I don't know or na the people were dey under him dey make things hard for us.

What you have said is the disheartening and is showing deep on our people but we really need to sit up because with the look of things more of situation like this will still occurred because no plan on ground to remedy the challenges

@Ruttoshi, paddy you talk well for this matter, say baba God no put our future for this leaders them hand and nah true talk you talk so, one thing for this country nah to know how to read and write then also to learn useful skill at a tender age so when you they grow up and life no they as you plan am you fit use your skill take help your self in one way or the other.
So many people today, some of them no attend school but with the skill way them get, them they use am survive for this country, but nowadays I see am say some youths they find am too difficult to learn skills because them they think am say ma waste of time but the few ones way they try to learn they very committed and humble to learn.
Yes, you get point, and I like your point, as you say Any Nigeria citizen that can survive in Nigeria, will surely make it when he travels to overseas, nah true talk you talk because as we they learn lessons for this our country, if we see those ones for other countries, e no go choke us again because we done already encounter the ones way pass that one and nah why our fellow Nigerians way they abroad dey always prosper come back.

It is no longer new that our great country Nigeria is still underdeveloped and at such our economy is still very down, the rate of unemployment is increasing everyday making it difficult for our leaders to shift their thinking of stealing to human capital development which can help to push the development of the economy to a better position but still I tend to disagree that our country or leaders doesn't the gift or talent of her citizens as you stated. Our leaders may be very corrupt but one thing we can not deny is the level of support they have rendered to some of our people who have shown some level of seriousness in their different careers, talents and so on. You don't expect the leaders which are our politicians to help you to become like them or be in same position with them when you understand the risk they stand to face once you realize the evil they have done and you don't expect them to render all the help to you when they also sacrificed a lot to assume the position they occupy I think the best thing for us to do as good citizens is to fight to elect credible leaders who can work on our economy and human capital development instead of waiting for the government to appreciate our talents.

No be lie you tok for there. I just dey reason with my guy sometime back how before you fit use 1k prepare beta soup and e fit still reach to cook stew but now, that money no fit even prepare food wey go last one full day. The contri don cast to the point say our money no get value anymore.
Before, we fit use #1000 buy beta stuff for Ghana but now, their cedi don hot pass the naira and this morning, the naira dey trade at #993 to a dollar. Nah all this dey add to increment in the cost of living yet wetin our government dey promise us? "Relax, all will be fine". Maybe nah wen we don kpai because of hunger.

In Nigeria whenever something goes up it doesn't come down again, I'm surprised why tthe government are not able to control the prices of commodities, at least there should be some sorts of agencies established to enforce price control were as they make sure everybody sells at the required price and if found anybody selling above what his suppose to be selling will be persecuted and charged to pay a certain about for violation of rules, with that the prices of commodities will be moderate were as everybody sells at the same price but perhaps the government doesn't really care the survival of the people if not they would have done something about it because the rate at which things are costly in this country will seriously affect the less privileges were as they cannot afford to buy somethings for themselves, is actually a real situation and government have to do something about.

Op next time try  dey paragraph your work so dat e go sweet for eyes. I no go lie  this your topic goes well as nah the situation wey every Nigerian dey currently face. Person go receive salary for month end the money no get value with only one bag of rice salary don finish, nothing now for market wey never add price 5x higher.

The worst part of this hardship be say the government no even get blue print wey dem de use wey we fit ook at and say ok with time tins go better. Asin no hope at all. There's no sector of the county wey person go fit just look and get hope. Insecurity, employment, empowerment, prices of foodstuffs, electricity, healthcare etc etc, no area you go look and get joy say genuinely it's getting better.  I just feel say dis Naija don supposed reach wen military go just take over small make tins stabilize then we move back again to civilian rule.

high cost of goods and other things in this country is too much. come again the government is not helping matter at all. because they have failed Nigerians. no employment, and there is no way to regulate the price of things. everybody is doing anyhow. something I'm afraid of this country because I don't know what will happen in this country in next two years. we really need God intervention in this country.

The high cost of living in Nigeria today 50% na our own fault no be government fault. I know sey we no get market control for Nigeria and people wey dey sell for market nowadays dey pray make things dey cost everyday.

Na who get strong connection dey see work for both private and public sectors for dis country today and na why youths dey put dem sef for bad bad things bcos country hard and no work no dey.

You sure say the government know where to start from because me I see them as confused people with no agenda for Nigerians. The way things don be for the country presently, na only you fit help yourself find wetin you go fit use fey earn a living. This is why learning of skill is important because many people will need your service and this way you go fit use am dey survive till you hama, because me I believe say God no put our future for these leaders' hand, If not nobody go make am, with the way wey them dey mismanage our resources.

Nigeria is not a country that supports manpower development or wey dey appreciate your gift and talent because these wicked leaders no want make poor man pikin dey rob shoulder with them at all. This na why them dey do everything to choke poor people them but the truth be say God na him get power pass them. Any Nigeria citizen that can survive in Nigeria, will surely make it when he travels to overseas because of the lesson wey suffer don teach am.

Bro I no go lie this your topic really long for me to read and the truth be say I believe say you they pass very educative message judging from the first few lines I been read and I believe  say plenty people especially people for we country no dey see the country as the Africa gaint again because e don already get alot several other africa countries wey don better pass us by far.
Secondly,  cost of living wan kill the living  and Nigeria don already dey turn to object of laughter and that's bad and under the new administration wey just turn 100 days, alot of hardship and pains and e be like them don dey fulfil  the scripture and e be like we don dey miss buhari

Di cost of living de very high for Nigeria now, prices of goods and services de skyrocket everyday. I don reason am say if any Nigerian de wait wen government go make di economy beta, na sorry be im name, because poverty na im di person de invite for im life. My morale be say in di midst of all di hardship people still de make am for di country, millionaires de emerge everyday. So how dem do am, na to reason outside di box. Dat na why person like me come adopt bitcoin, because I see prospect to make am for inside, if i diligently follow di guidelines well, I go de earn inside am, join di small business wey I de do. E get plenty ways to make money inside bitcoin, even dis bitcoitalk forum wey we de inside people de earn money take support life.

E don te we we de hear say e go better, but with every administration wey enter dem go give promises of a beta Nigeria, in di end di economy go became worse off dan wen dem enter. My advice for every Nigerians, na to be di change wey dem wan see, so in our own little ways make we de do di right things to make di country a beta place.

It is true that the cost of living in our dearly beloved nation is on the high side and our government is doing nothing about it to cushion the effect of it on her citizens and this has so far caused untold hardship on Nigerians who can not afford two square meal a day. Policies implemented are not favorable to the sustenance and economic growth our nation. It is usually said that the laws and policies are made for the poor and not the rich here in Nigeria. So by doing so, the average Nigerians are held bound by those policies which does not enable them to survive the hardship of the economy. The mismanagement of  resources by our leaders is nothing to write home about. Constant devaluation of our currency as a result of over dependent on importation of foreign goods when we have  the financial strength to make available those equipment used in producing those goods coupled with the government inability to create an enabling environment for production. All these put together are just making things difficult for Nigerians and the government is not ready to look into it  for possible resolution.
It is nice you brought up this topic but I think similar topic of this nature already exist here.

This situation got my attention, Nigerians are currently facing hard times because of the inability of our government to hold the bull by the horns, the high cost of living is attributed to the government lapses in planning, and the government of the day has made it almost impossible for our naira to have value for whatever goods we want to purchase, and this portrays a high level of danger, Nigeria is a great country that is blessed with natural resources, I think out government to rethink and get the right things done for the sustenance of it citizen, prices of what the citizen need keep on rising every day to the extent that, if you buy something today by tomorrow the price will go up, when will all this stop, I think there is no price control in Nigeria because of the insincerity, what we here every day is excuses, no action of hope, I know that government can not feed everyone or provide employment for all, but they can create an enabling environment to lure foreign and domestic investors in different sectors that had been abandoned or that's facing under/ mismanagement, government anti-peoples policies should be reviewed in other to caution this condition being faced by people in this country, I think Nigerians has being push to the wall, some many homes barely feeds twice a day not because the can't hustle but because the hustling is no where to be found, even the mason work people manage with, is not anywhere because the price of building materials is on the high side, currently you can only see real estate firms building but not even the level it was before, the government needs to start from somewhere because the masses are suffering much and this might cause more insecurity is not handled very well.