Hardship
9 Apr
The Federal Government has begun the distribution of 42,000 metric tonnes of food items to vulnerable citizens, as part of measures to cushion the economic hardship in the country.
3 Apr
About 227 indigent widows and aged women in Imo State have been selected to receive a bag of rice, carton of indomie and other food stuff each courtesy of a humanitarian organisation, God Sees Me Foundation.
28 Mar
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration would immediately begin the sale of rice to members of the public statewide at half price of the commodity to cushion the prevalent economic hardship among the populace.
25 Mar
Textile workers, under the umbrella of National Union of Textiles, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN), have urged President Bola Tinubu to save the nation from collapse by reversing the economic policies that have affected Nigerians negatively.
22 Mar
As part of ongoing effort to boost food production in the polity, the federal government has mapped out strategies aimed at eliminating "portfolios and political farmers" nationwide.
15 Mar
A former governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has advised the Lagos State Government to reduce levies and taxes as a measure to ease the current social economic challenges on the residents.
13 Mar
Convener, Edo Disability Forum, Melody Omosah, yesterday, urged the Edo State government to support Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), saying they have been adversely impacted, following the fuel subsidy removal policy.
13 Mar
Chairman of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Kolade Alabi David, has disclosed a plan to create subsidised food markets, even as he assured residents of his administration’s commitment to improving their standards of living.
10 Mar
A Senator from Benue state, Mr Emmanuel Udende.is at the risk of being recalled due to his alleged failure to distribute palliatives meant for his constituents.
5 Mar
A rights group, Nigerian Unemployed Youth Vanguard has blamed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso for the hyperinflation and it's attendant consequences on the wellbeing of the citizenry.
4 Mar
• NEMA denies attack on Abuja facility • Police arrest 15 suspected warehouse vandals in FCT • Shettima: Protest against hardship in a responsible manner The reality of Nigeria’s grim food insecurity exacerbated by rising food cost became apparent yesterday when hoodlums in Abuja went on a looting spree, carting away food items from public and private facilities.…
1 Mar
During his inauguration on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared that fuel subsidy is gone. Fuel subsidy removal was part of the economic reforms the President promised to implement during his campaigns to place Nigeria on a path of prosperity. He asserted that the petrol subsidy regime increasingly favoured the rich more than…
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