{"id":29373,"date":"2025-05-15T12:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=29373"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:21:44","slug":"the-envelope-a-story-most-nigerians-know-too-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/the-envelope-a-story-most-nigerians-know-too-well\/","title":{"rendered":"The Envelope &#8211; A Story Most Nigerians Know Too Well"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">It was a Tuesday morning in September. The rain tapped the rooftops like tiny drumbeats. In a small two-bedroom apartment in Ibadan, 18-year-old Tolu stared at the envelope in his mother&#8217;s hand. It was crumpled\u2014creased from too many people opening and closing it, hoping its contents would somehow multiply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;\u20a618,000 left,&#8221; Mama Tolu whispered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She didn&#8217;t need to say anything more. 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