Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has raised significant concerns about the escalating economic hardship in Nigeria, highlighting how it has driven many formerly middle-class citizens into begging. In a recent interview on Channels Television’s Amazing Africans aired on August 3, 2025, Adichie expressed deep worry, stating, “Life has become so hard in Nigeria, and I can see it. For example, people who were formerly kind of securely middle class, not that life was rosy for them, but they got by, are now people who beg and are in need. That worries me greatly.” She emphasized that the skyrocketing cost of food and basic necessities has plunged many into desperation, arguing that the true measure of governance lies in the daily struggles of ordinary people, not abstract economic indexes. Her remarks reflect a growing narrative of economic distress, though some question whether the focus on middle-class decline overshadows broader societal impacts or government efforts to address the crisis.
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