Friday, May 15, 2026 - 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 both 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. We had to sell it quickly because we didn’t have electricity to
store them.
“The harsh experience made me who I am today. Because I
to find ways to do what I had to do without the comfort of electricity.
“Growing up, having electricity would have made a big
difference. If I came back from school and I had AC or even a fan in the heat
while doing my assignments, that would have made a big difference.”
Ayra Starr appealed to African leaders to address the
electricity challenges in the continent, stressing that every child deserves
electricity and other basic social amenities for proper growth.
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