The economic reform programmes of the President Bola Tinubu administration have led to skyrocketing transportation costs, food, and service prices, and precipitated a sharp erosion of real wages. Increased statutory allocations arising from the removal of fuel subsidies and merging of the Naira exchange rates have not translated into better governance at any level. In Nigeria today, prices of virtually everything are on the rise, and living in extreme poverty means living on an amount that cannot guarantee the barest minimal needs for survival. While the current economic challenge may be global, the Nigerian situation is more sobering due to factors including the high poverty rate, and in most of the 36 states, pipe borne water remains a scarce commodity while thousands die every year because of related issues.
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