Ruth Kadiri Expresses Shock Over Nigeria's Rising Food Costs


(Ruth Kadiri. Photo Credit: Punch News)

Popular Nollywood actress and filmmaker Ruth Kadiri voiced deep concern over Nigeria’s worsening economic crisis, highlighting how soaring food prices have turned basic sustenance into an unaffordable burden for millions.

In a heartfelt social media post, the award-winning producer shared her distress over the psychological toll of hyperinflation, revealing how even sheβ€”a successful entertainerβ€”feels the crushing weight of Nigeria’s financial instability.

Kadiri painted a grim picture of market realities, where a single shopping trip for staple ingredients like tomatoes and peppers can consume a fifth of an average worker’s monthly salary. “When N5,000 barely covers tomatoes and peppers, how do families survive on N30,000 wages?” she questioned.

“I rarely speak out,” she confessed, “but these past weeks have shaken me. If I’m struggling to process this hardship, imagine what minimum-wage earners endure daily.”

The filmmaker warned of dangerous societal consequences as economic despair festers. “Poverty rewires human psychology like a disease,” she explained. “When people can’t feed their children, misplaced anger eruptsβ€”wives snap at husbands, parents at kids, neighbors at each other.”

Her emotional plea continued: “This isn’t just about expensive food. It’s about dignity. Must we reach breaking point before leaders act? The tension in homes right now… it’s a time bomb.”

Kadiri’s outcry follows similar alarms from colleagues. Earlier this year, actor Kunle Remi blasted political apathy amid fuel price hikes, declaring neutrality a “luxury Nigerians can’t afford.”