20-07-2025
See how Nigeria's economic crisis has changed this village
NGWOMA, Nigeria — This village in the Niger Delta has started to feel more like an island.
People here say they used to regularly leave Ngwoma, along its dusty roads lined with papaya and banana trees — to go to the doctor or visit the market in bigger towns nearby. But these days, the price of fuel is keeping many of the village's 2,500 residents at home.
