COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS AND THE DECLINE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL COMPLETION RATES AMONG GIRLS IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF BAUCHI CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Abstract The cost-of-living crisis precipitated by the 2023 fuel subsidy removal and subsequent naira devaluation between 2023 and 2025 has precipitated a dramatic decline in girls’ secondary school completion rates throughout Northern Nigeria. […]