Yes, there's inflation everywhere but the rate of inflation in Nigeria is higher than the rate in most countries. The prices of things don't only go up, but the quality and quantities of the items go down. For instance, my daughter used to get satisfied with 2 packs of noodles, but now she takes 3 because the quantity of each pack has reduced tremendously.

Then, it took her a month or more to finish a carton of noodles, but now it takes her about 2 weeks to finish a carton. Another ugly trend that I have noticed is that if your vendor says a particular product is out of stock, by the time he/she restocks the very product, it's price would have shot up drastically. For example, I used to get a pack of Lipton tea for N300 long ago. It gradually went up to N400. And a few weeks later, the price hit the N500 mark. Now, it's N600. My wife and I have no choice but to switch to Top Tea that goes for N400 currently. That saves us N200 on each pack.

So, in addition to prioritizing your needs over your wants, you could also go for cheaper alternatives. We can only hope that things will get better.
Thanks for this post.