The viral “Nigerianomics” image is not a statistical bulletin; it is a public mood board. It captures how many Nigerians now experience the economy: through the fuel pump, the food basket, school fees, transport fares, electricity tokens, data bundles and the uneasy arithmetic of salary versus survival. Some figures in the graphic require context because prices vary by state, supplier and time, while inflation methodology has also changed. Yet the emotional truth is hard to dismiss. Three years of bold reforms have corrected long-standing distortions, but the household has become the shock absorber. A reform that improves the balance sheet of government but leaves the dinner table under stress will eventually lose legitimacy. The next phase must therefore move from policy courage to delivery discipline.