A photo trending on Facebook shows a corn seller
who broke the cobs into smaller parts….CONTINUE READING
The woman was seen sitting by the roadside, where she uses as her roasted corn shop.
The photo was posted on Facebook by Chuls Ineh, who claimed that the woman broke the corn into parts because customers could no longer afford full ones.
This means she was trying to cater for her customers who may want to buy only half a cob of corn.
If what Chuks said is true and if the photo originated in Nigeria, it means the practice is new since people who roast corn in Nigeria are known to sell the cobs in full.
Corn is one of the seasonal staples in Nigeria, which is eaten either roasted or cooked.
In some cities such as Port Harcourt, a corb of roasted corn sold for between N100 and N150 depending on the size. The same is applied to cooked corn.
People who saw the post made by Chuks partly agreed that prices of consumables that were known to be cheap have skyrocketed.
Nigeria’s annual food inflation is 24.6 per cent, according to a report
published in July 2023.
Nkem De Light said:
“We need to go into farming. This is not nice. I will farm next year.”
Oyedeji Zainab commented:
“This is serious. Presido, you see your people so?”
Shadrach Akumboa said:
“The economic management team are just there. This is the real economic management team.”
In a related story,reported that a lady who sells mangoes by the roadside danced in her shop.
The lady attracted the attention of passersby, who were amazed by her dance.
The video emerged on TikTok and made the mango seller popular….CONTINUE READING