Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 34: Time Changes

Hello beloved 😍

It's true about what people normally say "how time flies". And that brought me to the expression Oh My Nigeria!!!

Before I go into that, let me first of all acknowledge my host @steem4nigeria for this wonderful topic "Time Changes". Kudos to you and I'm glad to also participate.

There's a saying that change is the only constant thing in life, but what matter most is the effect the changes have on us, is it a positive change or a negative change.

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That is from 2014 to 2024, exactly 10 years

There are so many things that we had in our country 10 years ago that is no longer here again due to civilization/modernization, but I will mention the 5 that is required.

1. Lantern: This kerosene lantern is no longer in used even in the rural area, some people in the rural area stopped using it because of the high price of kerosene needed to fill it.

1. DVD (Digital Versatile Dics): This DVD was widely used then to present videos and songs on disc, but now Gotv, Dstv and even Netflix has taken over the space.

2. Telephone: This device is no longer in existence as handset/mobile phone has now become the head.

3. Cassette: Especially radio cassette, this particular thing is no longer in used.

4. Antenna: This one too is no longer in used.
   

^{Nigeria currency (naira #)}

Nigeria currency (naira #) is depreciating against dollar ($) because of the economy hardship and inflation we are facing currently. The reason why our currency (naira #) is depreciating is because we rely on importation of all manners of goods from foreign country and you know this transaction is done using dollars, this alone has made dollar to rise and then making naira to have no value.

Nigeria is my country and inflation has eaten so deep into our economy making price of goods, like foodstuffs and our cost of living is now very high. The worst is, Nigerians like importing foreign goods and these require the use of dollar.

In Nigeria price of goods have really change, especially these ones that I have mentioned below:

5 items	Price 10 yrs ago	Prices Now	Amt in stm now
1. Fuel	90 NGN	650 NGN	1.60 steem
2. Egg	500 NGN	3,700 NGN	9.7 steem
3. A bag of sachet water	100 NGN	450 NGN	1.2 steem
4. Indomie	1200 NGN	18,000NGN	55.7steem
5. A cup of rice	150 NGN	400 NGN	1 steem

The prices of these commodities were very very affordable to a common man in Nigeria then, but now the high level of inflation has caused so much damage to our cost of living.

Yes, I personally have been affected so badly, and there's no body in this Nigeria that will say he or she is not passing through hardship during this time of inflation of goods and cost of living.

This hardship has affected me in such a way that I have to send my younger sister back to the village to stay with her parent, since I can barely feed myself two square meal a day , talk more of feeding another mouth. Me that used to buy rice quarter bag and indomie in cartoon and keep, now I can only buy 2 cups of rice to cook whenever I want to eat it.

Then I used to buy my toiletries in dozens and keep but now, I only managed to buy 1 when the old one is finished. I just thank God that I know how to manage things if not I for see shege 🤣🤣🤣.

Change is a a constant thing and we face it everyday, it affects our daily life either through growth or otherwise, and we can't run away from it.

I invite @megareigns, @eveetim and @ettete to participate in the contest.