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A Nigerian businessman said he used to buy 800 bags of groundnut with just N2.5 million in the year 2018. However, he said things have changed drastically and that with the same N2.5 million, he is only able to buy 40 bags. He shared his story in a video which he posted on X, noting that there is high inflation as the value of the naira has dropped. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE
A Nigerian man has said the value of the naira has dropped considerably.
According to the businessman, the value of the Nigerian currency is not the same as compared to 2018.
Businessman laments devaluation of the naira.
The man said 40 bags of groundnut is now N2.4 million.
In a post he made on X, the man, Spike Atimbo said he used to buy 800 bags of groundnuts with N2.5 million.
However, that was in 2018 as things have drastically changed in 2024.
According to Spike, the same N2.5 million can only fetch him 40 bags of groundnut in 2024.
His words:
“Hear me out. I bought 800 bags of Groundnut for 2.4M in 2018 and I am using the same amount to buy just 40 bags in 2024.”
Watch the video below:
https://twitter.com/Spike_Atimbo/status/1846992724337029377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1846992724337029377%7Ctwgr%5Ea622adbca422b66d827690eda6773133cc3b43d7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-af.feednews.com%2Fnews%2Fdetail%2F44aab0340e1411b05204ec777a36e17c
Reaction to Spike’s post
@Completecultur1 said:
“Bro, I feel you. I don’t even know what to say. The money I used to clear 6 40 footer in 2022 can’t clear one 40 footer in 2024.”
@oweh1 said:
“The painful part is we can’t do anything about it other than complain on social media.”
@abunana007 said:
“18 Oct 2025. Max 10 bags.”
@IAMVINTAGE4 said:
“This is hard to believe. You mean a bag of ground nut was 3000 per bag?”
@MobiThomas said:
“The economy actually collapsed my business. I closed it down finally.”
@GiftIfeoma9 said:
“The thing shock my guy. Na God go save us oh.”👉 For More READ FULL CONTENT FROM THE SOURCE ↔️
