My childhood memories of Nigeria start mid 70s onwards. Electricity, education, running water, roads, TV … these were just showing up in the inner parts of Nigeria where my dad was a civil servant. Even though Nigeria was less developed, when I compare my memories of Nigeria from those years to later ones, I get a sense that earlier on the country felt younger, more vital, more robust. It felt wild (in a good way), and clean. There were desperados around back then, for sure, but somehow the people felt less desperate. Everything was cheaper of course. I think my dad gave me 5 kobo ever few days, and that ran a long way. I remember buying Bazooka Joe bubble gum.
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