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As Nigeria grapples with its worst economic crisis in decades, young parents across the country are facing an increasingly difficult challenge raising children amidst soaring prices for basic necessities.

With food costs spiralling out of control, many families find themselves living below the poverty line, struggling to provide essential items like baby food and diapers.

Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office and initiated a series of economic reforms, including the removal of the fuel subsidy, the cost of living has increased.

Fuel prices have skyrocketed, and food and transport costs have more than tripled in the last year and a half. For many parents, this has led to heartbreaking decisions about how to allocate limited resources.

“It has really not been easy, especially this year. The prices of baby food, milk, diapers, and other essentials have more than doubled, and our salaries have remained the same,” Tayo Balogun, a mother of three told Business Day.

“My husband and I are just trying to survive, prioritizing our needs one at a time,” she added.

Inflation has reached record levels, with food inflation in particular driving the majority of the increase. As of October 2024, inflation surged to 33.88 per cent, with food inflation climbing to 40.9 per cent in June.

The relentless rise in prices is leaving many young parents with no choice but to ration food, including basic items like eggs, which have become too expensive for most families to afford regularly.

“I think the hardship has taught everyone to plan ahead,” said Dotun Lawal, a banker who married last year.

“My wife and I agreed on having only two children, so we can give them the best care and not stretch ourselves too thin,” he added.

Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/were-barely-surviving-young-nigerian-parents-lament-over-prices-of-diapers-baby-food/

TINUBULATION on the beat.

Tinubu has been in power for 18 months. I hope say people don stop to dey born pikin by this time. This Shege just dey revv up still.

The worst thing that can ever happen to any Young Nigerian man at this moment is to impregnate an unresourceful woman......

Don't ever make that costly mistake unless you're extremely loaded..

Hmm. If you have the means, just japa o. Check my signature below if you are interested in International English exam runs to japa ( not cheap o). Cheers !

Tinubu is a curse to Nigeria.

Many are going back to using cloth diapers.

Rehashing away their children poo and urine.

[color=#1986BC] Diapers are not household necessities, there are other cheaper alternatives to diapers like Banana leaves, napkins,hemp leaves and animal skins.[/color]

Tinubu is wicked

Go for cloth diapers, except you're going out with the baby for the day.
For baby food, govt. needs to remove all tariffs and taxes on them.

See what Tinubu renewed shege hard economy has caused..it's a pity

APC is evil. Highly insensitive to the masses' suffering. A ball of onion now is close to ₦1,000.00.

Renewed hope to renewed shege..

before diapers wrappers were used washed and used again....

i dont know why you nigerians think you cant survive without western style....
its either you produce diapers yourselves or pay what everbody else in the world pay....

Nobody forced you to have kids. Yeye dey smell.

SocialJustice:
Nobody forced you to have kids. Yeye dey smell.

they complain too much....

nony43:
Tinubu is a curse to Nigeria.

.. Tinubu is really wicked

Bought big plastic coke for 500 naira and vita milk for 2500. For perspective, coke used to be 150 and vita milk too used to be 300 naira or so, less than 3years ago.

Truly, the country needs to calm down as the inflation is not sustainable.

One idiot spotted!

obidark:
before diapers wrappers were used washed and used again....

i dont know why you nigerians think you cant survive without western style....
its either you produce diapers yourselves or pay what everbody else in the world pay....

It will never be well with anyone supporting the suffering of Nigerians

Hahaha.

That diaper matter ehn. An average pack of 50 diapers is at least 5k and above depending on brand.


Even people are not pro 6 months exclusive are now doing by fire by force because of baby milk price.


Point it don't go and give persin belle anyhow baby care items are costly.

Just imagine this headline

Diaper out of everything..... Halt child bearing for now

obidark:
before diapers wrappers were used washed and used again....

i dont know why you nigerians think you cant survive without western style....
its either you produce diapers yourselves or pay what everbody else in the world pay....

how many diapers have you produced yourself?

is it wrapper you are using for your children?

i dont understand you nigerians....

you guys still think the world is a game....
dont let nobody fool you....

in america their are people that are homeless and wouldnt understand what you guys are complainin....
international news never show you the real picture of the world....they act like they are better than you....
na only you always dey put yourselves down in front of everybody....

Philipmoon2:
One idiot spotted!

Very big idiot man. Wanted to respond to him but had to restrain myself.

An idiot like that will soon ask Nigerians to stop eating chicken that they should rather go source for protein from moimoi as eating chicken may be copying other people

chai nawa his assholes of supporters said things have to go high for nigeria to get better.

obidark:
i dont understand you nigerians....

you guys still think the world is a game....
dont let nobody fool you....

in america their are people that are homeless and wouldnt understand what you guys are complainin....
international news never show you the real picture of the world....they act like they are better than you....
na only you always dey put yourselves down in front of everybody....

what has all you have said got to do with the topic?