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When Prices Fall but Hunger Rises: Inside Nigeria’s Deepening Poverty Paradox Quiet roadside food stall with no customers in Abuja

Quiet roadside food stall with no customers in Abuja

When Prices Fall but Hunger Rises: Inside Nigeria’s Deepening Poverty Paradox

Chukwu Obinna April 24, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – At what should be the busiest hour of the day—the lunch rush—the roadside food...

Nigeria’s Debt Time Bomb: Why A Nation Earning More Than Ever Is Borrowing Faster Than It Can Breathe Line chart showing Nigeria’s rising public debt from 2023 to 2025. Debt increases from ₦87 trillion in 2023 to ₦120 trillion in 2024, then to ₦152.4 trillion in 2025.

Line chart showing Nigeria’s rising public debt from 2023 to 2025. Debt increases from ₦87 trillion in 2023 to ₦120 trillion in 2024, then to ₦152.4 trillion in 2025.

Nigeria’s Debt Time Bomb: Why A Nation Earning More Than Ever Is Borrowing Faster Than It Can Breathe

Korede Abdullah November 30, 2025

LAGOS, Nigeria – Despite historic revenue gains from subsidy removal, expanded taxation and FX reforms, Nigeria’s public...