'Full blown poverty' - Nigerians lament high prices of yam in the markets, sliced pieces for sale

Thousands of Nigerians have taken to social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter to lament about the high cost of living in the country.

An X user, Amaka, shared an image of sliced yams that have been put on sale in the market for 500 naira. The yams were sliced up because a lot of Nigerians are unable to afford the full tuber of yam.

Reacting to the post, some Nigerians cried that the president Bola Ahmed Tinubu government has failed citizens beyond expectations, as the economic hardship is extremely difficult to endure.

See the post below:

As seen in the market today. N500 each 😭🥹 https://t.co/2Plvvkx0tc pic.twitter.com/I6UPG4nreo

— Amaka👩‍🍳 (@zrosey_) June 20, 2024

Read some reactions below:

@Irunnia_ wrote: "I trust Nigerians to adapt to this rubbish and continue moving on like all is well for them."

@TheoAbuAgada wrote: "Full blown poverty in the land. Nigeria is gone. Let’s share the grace."

@Chiebuniem_: "This is so painful to see. From cholera in 2024, using Cucumber in place of tomatoes for stew, to slicing out a quarter of a Tuber of yam for affordability. You'll look through Twitter NG and you'd not know there's actual famine in NG."