"Rising Food Prices: The Toll of Inflation on Everyday Life"

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Good day, everyone, and welcome to my blog. Today, it just hit me that inflation has eaten our country up, which is sad because things are getting worse by the day, and there is no sign that it will get better anytime soon. I love cooking and even at home my mum prefers that I cook over my younger sister but lately, I have withdrawn myself from any kitchen activities at home and just let my sis do the cooking but I do the shopping for food items for the house.

It's been like a month since I went to the market because my mum got every food item I needed before heading back to school, but I was aware that the price of foodstuff had increased 50 % from what it used to be before but I didn't bother about it. So today, I helped a friend of mine to get fresh pepper and onions with some other stuff, and I was shocked today because I did not expect what I saw in the market. I asked the pepper seller to give me pepper worth 500 naira, and I was dumbfounded when he brought a small quantity of pepper, which was already inside a white nylon.

At first, I thought he was going to add to it, but to my surprise, that was worth 500 naira pepper. I looked at the pepper and looked back at the seller and just started to laugh because I could not understand what was going on right in front of my hands. So I paid for the pepper and decided to go to another shop. Once I got to the next shop I saw pepper displayed on the table and decided to ask for the price the shop owner said the pepper was worth 500 naira and I was shocked again because the quantity displayed on the table was not up to the one I got from the previous shop.

The surprising part is that about four to five months ago, that quantity was sold for 100 naira. Inflation has gotten to its highest form, and it is still expected to continue climbing higher as the year goes on. The annoying part is that there is no plan by the government to stop inflation, and not even a relief package is in place, but they are more worried about changing the national anthem. It is so sad because no matter how we complain, nothing will change.

The inflation in food prices has to be looked at thoroughly because it is already getting out of hand day by day a hungry man is an angry man and I hope it won't get to the stage where people will start to loot warehouses for food which will crumble businesses running in an economic that seems already shattered. I just hope for the best at the end of the day for everyone because it is not easy out there anymore. So, guys, that will be all for now. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.

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