These are not the best of times in Nigeria.
Long before July 21, 2016, when the
Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun,
officially confirmed that the country was
‘technically in recession,’ it had been an
arduous battle for survival for citizens,
organizations and governments at all
tiers.


The first half of the year was rough.
In spite of government’s assurances,
Nigerians weathered the storm, bracing
the challenge of petroleum scarcity,
epileptic power supply amid increase in
electricity tariff, removal of subsidy on
petrol, hike in cost of food, goods and
services, unprecedented scarcity of
tomatoes, skyrocketing exchange rate of
the naira to a dollar, backlog of unpaid
salaries and mass retrenchment of
workers.


Government kept repeating that the tide
would turn once the 2016 budget was
passed and the second half of the year
would be better for the country and its
citizens.


President Muhammadu Buhari eventually
signed the budget on May 6, raising the
hopes of turnaround with the injection of
government funds across critical sectors
of the economy.


With four months left in the year, it’s a
stark reality of a depressed economy
staring Nigerians in the face as strange
things are reported daily.


Organized and petty crimes have been on
the increase, unsecured pots of soup have
become endangered species, sale of
human blood and organs for economic
reasons is rife, and frustrations have
given rise to rampant cases of domestic
violence, child abuse and suicide.


The hunger is so widespread that poultry
farmers confess to skipping meals for
their birds as the cost of feed has risen by
100 per cent.
.

Even in the president’s home state of
Katsina recently, there was a massive
scramble for unwholesome grain when
the truck conveying bags of the suspected
poisonous grains for destruction broke
down in a village.


When persuasion failed, authorities had
to engage the help of task force to
retrieve some of the poisoned grains in a
bid to avoid devastating consequences.
The new economic reality is affecting the
lifestyle of Nigerians.


Today, an exchange of pleasantries is
incomplete without the word ‘Change’ in
reference to the evocative slogan that
brought the present administration of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) to power.
The standard reply to any untoward
situation in the country is ‘Chanji’, the
street version of APC’s motto – change.


A public affairs commentator based in
Kano State, Aminu Muhammad Ofs, last
week recounted his experience of the
times, which has gone viral on social
media.



He said: “I was sitting with a guy who
sells tea when an elderly man came and
said ‘Give me ‘Buhari’s mixture’.
Without saying anything more, the man
was given some tea and small bread for a
sum of N40.


I was baffled, so I asked the seller what
the man meant by ‘Buhari’s mixture’. He
explained that it means tea without milk
plus a small loaf of bread.


“Again the next day, I stopped by a small
kiosk to get a battery for my wireless
computer mouse. While I was leaving, a
guy came who said: ‘Give me Buhari and
Osinbajo. I waited to see what he meant
and the seller handed him garri and
groundnut.


“I inquired from the seller, who
explained that garri is the street term for
President Buhari, Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo is groundnut, while Senate
President Bukola Saraki is sugar, slang
for the staple foods the poor can afford.”



Before now, Lagos State was often
referred to the city that never sleeps,
because it is known for its hustle and
bustle from dawn to dusk.
The wind of recession has blown all that
away.


The bustling nightlife is disappearing in
the Centre of Excellence, as the city
practically shuts down and becomes a
ghost town once it is 10p.m., even on
weekends.


Due to the harsh economic conditions in
the country, Nigerians have developed
some clever methods of dealing with the
tough circumstances.


According to a public opinion survey by
NOIPolls, released on August 10, 2016, 97
per cent of the respondents said the
recent economic realities have had a
negative effect on the wellbeing of the
average Nigerian.


Some survival methods discovered by the
polls include cutting down on household
expenses and luxury items, resorting to
prayers and hoping for a miracle,
engaging in subsistence farming,
adjusting feeding patterns in place of the
regular three-square meals.
A businessman, Emeka Obinna told The
Guardian that he has had to adjust the
feeding patterns of his family.

“I have a family of six, with several
other dependents. That’s the only way we
are managing to survive. No more three-
square meals. It is either breakfast and
dinner, or lunch and dinner. So, it is the
1-0-1, 1-1-0 or 0-1-1 formula I am
operating now with the little resources at
my disposal,” he said.


http://guardian.ng/news/angst-as-nigerians-feel-pains-of-increasing-hard-times/

lol.

God deliver Your children from the change call Buhari and make us to live to see a better tomorrow. Let this nightmare be over.

When they were sending kids to vote for d dullard they forgot that he's a disaster.

they never see nothing.


The 97% will suffer more than the 5%.

I keep on asking myself what became of the hundreds of people who were dishing out "Likes" here on nairaland to supporters of Buhari during the election period.
Where have they all gone to?
Has the situation of the country made them to change handle and start wailing?

How Nigerians - even the so-called educated ones - in this century knowingly voted in someone who couldn't present his basic qualification for election,who mindfully shunned the presidential debate,who had a lot of baggages on his neck,who couldn't pin point just one personal achievement he made since his first time as head of state still baffles me.
We told them in very clear words that things would be worse if Buhari is elected,but they didn't listen. Rather,so many of them were busy forming intellectuals and posting thrash all over the place in support of Buhari.
Where is Victor Ikpeba who said that he would still vote for Buhari even if he presented a NEPA bill?
Big shame on all of them.
This goes to show that some people might think themselves as intelligent,but in reality are just plain dumbos.

Habakus:
I keep on asking myself what became of the hundreds of people who were dishing out "Likes" here on nairaland to supporters of Buhari during the election period.
Where have they all gone to?
Has the situation of the country made them to change handle and start wailing?

How Nigerians - even the so-called educated ones - in this century knowingly voted in someone who couldn't present his basic qualification for election,who mindfully shunned the presidential debate,who had a lot of baggages on his neck,who couldn't pin point just one personal achievement he made since his first time as head of state still baffles me.
We told them in very clear words that things would be worse if Buhari is elected,but they didn't listen. Rather,so many of them were busy forming intellectuals and posting thrash all over the place in support of Buhari.
Where is Victor Ikpeba who said that he would still vote for Buhari even if he presented a NEPA bill?
Big shame on all of them.
This goes to show that some people might think themselves as intelligent,but in reality are just plain dumbos.

The sai baba chanters are so poor now, they cannot afford data.
The 5%ters knew of the impending doom and quickly stashed enough cash to see them through the chai buhari era.

seun, lalasticlala abeg front Page straight.

how many of them our men in black don arrest



for naming ga.rri buhari

Suffering don hook Nigerians wella

we never see something

The Yoruba's brought this evil upon Nigerians with the hope they were dealing with GEJ.

GEJ has become Water While Buhari has become Fire.

The remaining years to the end of this evil will surely be like eternity.

The funny thing is that all my Yoruba friends who supported Buhari have all lost their Jobs and I'm the one assisting them now, but I warned them that the man is a disaster in human form.

Buhari is a hurricane that came with so much noise but when its leaving, it leaves only sorrow, pains and regret.

Yoruba's should hide their faces in shame, eat the humble pie and apologize to GEJ.


WITH THE TYPE OF RECESSION COMMING IN THE DAYS AHEAD, NIGERIANS WILL SURE TAKE TO THE STREETS WHICH MAY LEAD TO REVOLUTION IN NIGERIA.

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The truth remains all the sai babas are simply dumbos who thought they are sophisticatedly wiser while others are jobless illiterates who hoped on the 5k promised chanji...now where is chanji?

These people wan make police arrest the small Garri wey we take dey manage

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Some people will still ask if you can name your Garri; 'Ojukwu' in the East

Lalasticlala, abeg give me small Saraki make I take soak my Ijebu B.. as money no dey for sibanjo

By the grace of God things will get better and shame will be the lot of those who hail corruption ameen

It's understandable when illiterates fail to understand how we got here.

What is unforgivable is when the so-called "educated" people exhibit naked ignorance.

Things are tough but it could have been worse if the Ineffectual Buffoon and his fellow thieving gang were re-elected.

One only needs to look back at late 2014 and early 2015 and study the indices of that time to understand the situation.

For example, the FG was already borrowing to pay salaries since late 2014.

many state govts were owing their workers many months' salaries before PMB came on board to bail them out through judicious use of our scarce resources.

Nigerian economy under GEJ was a mirage, an illusion that surely couldn't stand the test of time.

Finally, if you oppose the govt's plan of emergency power to tackle the economy; and if your support the scAvengers and other militants, YOU LACK MORAL RIGHT TO MOAN ABOUT THE ECONOMY.

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It's happening

Pls in order not to be mis-led. Is it kanu or kano city

Will the security operatives be bold enough to arresting those calling our president ''Garri and the vice''Groundnut''

The man in Lagos named his dog ''Buhari'' and was jailed.

Isorite!

That names befits them! Please where are the police? They should get any one who calls Buhari Asoki or Osibanjo Epka arrested as their actions may cause religious or tribal crisis.

God is in control, and He will never fail His people. I reject every poverty that will lead to Buhari mixture, or combination of buhari and osibanjo in Jesus Name, Amen. We the Igbos are wise, we know why we rejected them. The Great God of the Eastern Nigeria, the home of wise men will not let us to experience Buhari mixture and buhari & osibanjo meal.

I think I will take Buhari and Osinbajo with a a little bit of Bukola today

S6un:


The sai baba chanters are so poor now, they cannot afford data.
The 5%ters knew of the impending doom and quickly stashed enough cash to see them through the chai buhari era.

mehn guys funny sha

God punish buhari. I no get joy at all. How did buhari become Nigeria's president?

Lolzzzzzzz... Nigerians eh very funny set of pple

DropShot:
It's understandable when illiterates fail to understand how we got here.

What is unforgivable is when the so-called "educated" people exhibit naked ignorance.

Things are tough but it could have been worse if the Ineffectual Buffoon and his fellow thieving gang were re-elected.

One only needs to look back at late 2014 and early 2015 and study the indices of that time to understand the situation.

For example, the FG was already borrowing to pay salaries since late 2014.

many state govts were owing their workers many months' salaries before PMB came on board to bail them out through judicious use of our scarce resources.

Nigerian economy under GEJ was a mirage, an illusion that surely couldn't stand the test of time.

Finally, if you oppose the govt's plan of emergency power to tackle the economy; and if your support the scAvengers and other militants, YOU LACK MORAL RIGHT TO MOAN ABOUT THE ECONOMY.

Hate is a very bad thing, when the so called educated are products of sorting and miracle centres, is it any wonder the system has churned out such buffonic fools who are helplessly confused?

permanentgrace:
God punish buhari. I no get joy at all. How did buhari become Nigeria's president?

You are most likely a lazy individual who thinks God like your Pornographic blog idea, too lay to put your brain into real work and create a valuable impact in the society.

An insult to those food stuffs.

otukpo:
An insult to those food stuffs.

... I spot an insult to Otukpo

WEEPING MAY ENDURE FOR A NIGHT BUT JOY COMETH IN THE MONTH.
THE TRUTH IS THAT NIGERIA IS NOW LEAVING IN REALITY NOT FAKE LIFE IN PDP 16 YEARS
MY PRAYER IS THAT GOD WILL GIVE GMB AND HIS TEAM WISDOM TO LEAD NIGERIANS OUT OF RECESSION FAST.