Cost of living crisis reshapes Eid spending in Nigeria
Key takeaways
- High costs in Nigeria are reshaping Eid preparations as families adjust spending and cut back on celebrations.
- The Islamic teacher occasionally corrected a pronunciation or repeated a line, but his attention drifted.
- For years, Akanji, who teaches at the Nurul Bayan Islamic School, travelled with his wife and children to Saki in Oyo State to reunite with his extended family for Eid al-Adha, often called Sallah in Nigeria.
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High costs in Nigeria are reshaping Eid preparations as families adjust spending and cut back on celebrations.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Men gaze at a flock of sheep at the Kubwa Sallah market by the Federal Housing junction along the Dutse Road, in Abuja, Nigeria [Hussain Wahab/Al Jazeera]By Hussain Wahab Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026Abuja, Nigeria – Seated on a plastic chair inside his modest madrassa in Abuja, Yunus Akanji listened as children recited verses from the holy Quran in soft, rhythmic tones. Some sat on mats, others on long wooden benches.
The Islamic teacher occasionally corrected a pronunciation or repeated a line, but his attention drifted.