Some residents of Kebbi State attacked a government warehouse at Bayan Kara area of Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, on Saturday night and carted away food items. The hoodlums, who defied security operatives stationed at the warehouse, also broke into some private warehouses and shops in the area and stole food items, reports Daily Trust. [&he...
•Douye Diri Bayelsa State governor, Douye Diri has said offering palliatives is not the lasting solution to the economic hardship in the country. Diri made the remarks while speaking during the Easter Sunday service at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church in his community, Sampou, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state, reports The Nat...
•Single mothers On most days of the week, Chisom Ezendu is often as busy as a bee, multitasking to put food on the table and provide shelter above her head and that of her daughter. The single mother who resides in the Egbeda area of Lagos is a caterer, and house cleaner and also offers […]
•Rubble As Nigerians battle with housing deficits, slum settlements have been an alternative option for low-income earners. Dayo Oyewo in this report writes about the forceful eviction of residents of the Mosafejo community in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos State and the inhumane living conditions they have been subjected to thereafter On Thurs...
The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Veŕheijen, has said that the federal government reserves the right to pay fuel subsidy intermittently to cushion hardship in the country. Veŕheijen said this while briefing journalists in Abuja today. Earlier, the International Monetary Fund reported that the Nigerian government brought ...
In light of the increasing incidences of looting of warehouses and trucks carrying food supplies across the country, the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, has issued a stark warning about the potential slide into anarchy if urgent action is not taken to address the growing cost of living crisis affecting the majority of Nigerians. The party [&hel...
•Customs officers with bags of rice In a move to alleviate the hardship Nigerians are facing due to the skyrocketing prices of food, the Nigeria Customs Service, Oyo/Ogun Command, has announced plans to begin another round of distribution of seized rice and other food items to citizens as soon as the federal government finalises the […]...
•Pastor Kumuyi The General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Doctor William Folohunso Kumuyi, has advised Christians against giving their offerings to the Church but rather give it to the poor and unemployed in their communities. Kumuyi, who made the statement in a video that has gone viral, was heard telling his church congregat...
A BUA truck conveying cartons of spaghetti has been attacked by hoodlums at Dogarawa axis of Zaria-Kano expressway. Dogarawa is a settlement located on the outskirt of Zaria along the expressway, reports Daily Trust. This is coming barely one week after hoodlums hijacked trailers loaded with foodstuffs in the Suleja area of Niger State, steali...
•Jail break The protest over nationwide hardship hit the Correctional Center in Jos, Plateau State capital, today as inmates staged a protest over plans to reduce their food ration. It was learnt that immediately they got tipped off on downward review of food size, the inmates started to protest, reports Daily Trust. During the protest, [&hell...