•Fake drugs A long-running struggle in Nigeria against fake medicines has become even harder because widespread economic hardship is driving up demand, experts say. The scale of the problem was highlighted in March when authorities set ablaze $645 million worth of counterfeit medicines seized in six weeks of raids in Lagos and two southern sta...
•Car owners now turn to public transportation The country’s economic crisis and soaring petrol prices have forced Bolaji Emmanuel to give up his driver and his Honda Pilot utility vehicle. He is struggling with spiking living costs, reports AFP. Emmanuel is not alone. Many in Africa’s most populous country are abandoning their cars as the [&he...
The national average cost of a healthy diet increased to ₦1,241 in June 2024. This was revealed by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its latest edition of the ‘Cost Of Healthy Diet’ report for June. According to the report, the increase is 19.2 per cent higher than the amount recorded in the previous […]
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