Cost of living crisis: A personal story, By Azu Ishiekwene
Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- I was going through some old files in my closet the other day when I saw some documents and receipts that absolutely cracked me up. Among the browning, time-worn papers was the receipt from a private primary school for the payment of my first daughter's fees.
It was a middle-class school that charged N5,000 per term. Attached to the fading receipt was a thank you note by the bursar. I rocked with laughter. This was in 1995 when, after nearly seven years of working, my monthly salary was around 60k or so. I will not forget how my mother reacted when she found out how much I was paying for her granddaughter's termly fees. "Did your university tuition cost that much?", she asked despairingly.
Of course, it did, but not ...
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