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Soaring living costs have many Nigerian couples rethinking the lavish wedding tradition

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What happened

Nigeria's lavish wedding tradition is colliding with a cost-of-living crisis, forcing young couples to rethink how they say "I do."…

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  • Reported by NPR and published Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:44:05 UTC.

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  5. Soaring living costs have many Nigerian couples rethinking the lavish wedding tradition

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Pak in crisis: PTI to hold Sept 27 stir 'at all costs' for release of Imran Khan

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