Nigeria is currently facing its highest inflation rate in 28 years, hitting more than 33 percent. This week the government tried to offset the strain by raising public sector salaries by between 25 and 35 percent. But with the removal last year of petrol subsidies and foreign currency controls, the cost of food and other essentials has skyrocketed, leaving millions of Nigerians struggling to get by.
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