Magnificence entrepreneur and influencer, Laura Ikeji Kanu has sparked conversations on-line after calling out what she described as extreme greed amongst service suppliers in Nigeria, notably throughout the festive “Detty December” season.
In a video shared on her Instagram, Laura expressed frustration over the sharp enhance in costs for on a regular basis companies, utilizing hair braiding as a key instance.
In line with her, a coiffure she beforehand paid ₦70,000 for earlier than leaving Nigeria is now being quoted at ₦200,000, with strategies that purchasers must be charged ₦250,000 just because it’s December.
Describing the scenario as unreasonable, Laura warned that unchecked worth hikes might destroy the festive season.
She famous that whereas December is often a interval of excessive gross sales for companies, exploiting clients beneath the guise of seasonal demand is unfair and damaging.
Laura additionally addressed the frequent assumption that Nigerians dwelling overseas are rich and might afford inflated costs.
She emphasised that many diaspora Nigerians are common individuals who work arduous, save up, and return house to get pleasure from themselves, to not be exploited.
In line with her, the development of inflating costs for returnees has been ongoing and more and more out of hand.
She argued that even the previous ₦70,000 cost for hair braiding was already excessive, questioning the justification for almost tripling the worth inside a brief interval.
Past the sweetness trade, Laura prolonged her criticism to the housing sector, blaming the rise of short-term leases reminiscent of Airbnb for contributing to elevated lease throughout the nation.
She alleged that landlords, seeing the excessive each day charges for short-let residences, have transferred that mindset to annual lease pricing, additional burdening residents.
Reiterating her stance, Laura maintained that greed stays a serious situation affecting varied sectors within the nation.
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