Poor electricity in Nigeria affected my growth – Ayra Starr

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayra Starr, has said unstable electricity supply in Nigeria negatively impacted her childhood.

Speaking at the Global Citizen NOW event in New York, Starr claimed that her life would have been different if she had grown up with a steady electricity supply. 

She recalled that poor electricity supply affected her education, career development, and even her family’s means of livelihood. 

She said, “Every Nigerian child has faced some type of electricity issues. My grandma used to sell tomatoes and pepper and I used to assist her….