The Silent Impact of Rising Costs on Mental Wellbeing
Rising living costs in Nigeria are doing more than straining finances. They are quietly affecting mental health, as daily survival pressures begin to take an emotional toll.
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Rising living costs in Nigeria are doing more than straining finances. They are quietly affecting mental health, as daily survival pressures begin to take an emotional toll.
As global crude benchmarks flirt with 110perbarrel,Nigeria’scurrencyfindsitselfatahistoriccrossroads.TheUS−IranconflicthasunlockedasurgeinforeignexchangeinflowsthatcouldpushtheNairatoward₦1,200/, but a looming inflation crisis at the pump threatens to turn this currency win into a hollow victory for the average citizen.
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row up hearing that "family is everything" and "blood is thicker than water." These mantras are repeated so often they become unquestionable truths. But what happens when the people who are supposed to protect us become our oppressors? When does loyalty to family cross the line into enabling abuse?