Fish heads
There is nothing new under the sun, especially in a time like this where things are expensive and individuals are trying to make ends meet, despite the continuous rise in the cost of bills for food and services.
The love for protein is also gradually dying, as many can hardly afford their daily bread, talkless of eating with protein.
The cost of dairy products like fish, meat and eggs has also risen by over a hundred percent, compared to last year. Economy and lifestyle findings show that a kilo of fish, depending on the species, ranges between N3,500 to N8,000.
A kilo of full chicken now sells for between N9,000 to N12,000. A kilo of turkey laps is now N8,000, while that of chicken is N6,000.
The price of a crate of a medium-sized egg now ranges between N5,200 to N6,000, which was N2,000 last year.
Even kpomo (cowhide) is no longer affordable, as the price of a thick and big piece, which was between N20 and N50, has now increased to N700.
To meet up with the consumption of protein, some individuals have now resorted to buying fish heads from cold rooms.
A visit to some cold rooms in Lagos showed heads of fish with little flesh portioned in small quantities and sold between the ranges of N500 to N1,000.
According to Mrs. Shade Ayinde, a worker in a cold room, these heads of fish are usually bought by people producing food spices such as food seasoning.
She added: “But when individuals started asking for heads of fish for consumption purposes, we had to start portioning them as you can see in batches of N500 to N1,000. “This is the head of fish that some people will tell you to remove when they purchase a full fish.
“This life is not balanced at all and that is what the economy has downgraded many to today.”
Another fish seller in the market, Mrs. Grace Arogundade, said: “Recently, some individuals do come to the market sourcing fish heads.
“I usually think they wanted to give it to their dogs. Vanguard
