•NLC President Joe Ajaero A few days ago, the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on behalf of the Nigerian workers, received a two-man delegation from the International Monetary Fund, IMF, comprising the IMF Resident Representative for Nigeria, Christian H. Ebeke, and, Axel Schimmelpfennig from Washington, D.C. The purpose of the ...
•Oborevwori and Tinubu Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government’s economic policies, saying it has unleashed “unprecedented hunger, poverty, and mass unemployment” on Nigerians. Oborevwori kicked against petroleum subsidy removal and floating of the naira, saying whatever gains the subsi...
•Micheal Ale and Tinubu A development expert and founder of the Global Initiative for Nigeria Development, Micheal Ale, has cautioned the Tinubu-led federal government against implementing tax reforms that could deepen poverty among Nigerians. Ale, in a statement today in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, described the proposed tax reforms as “a grossly...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says the constant power outages in many parts of Nigeria and the expensive cost of petroleum products may push many entrepreneurs out of business and sink more Nigerians into poverty. Many Northern states have been thrown into a blackout for […]
Reforms undertaken by Nigeria’s government are “essential” but have piled pressure on its people, more than half of whom live in poverty, the World Bank has said. Since coming to power in May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has introduced reforms aimed at reviving the economy of Africa’s most populous nation. Measures include the liberalisat...
•Zainab Marwa The founder of a non-governmental organization (NGO), Aspire Women Forum, Dr. Zainab Marwa, has said systemic gender inequality is one of the major causes of poverty among women in Nigeria, especially in the Northcentral. Dr. Marwa said this in a paper, titled: The Intersectionality of Poverty and Gender in North Central Nigeria,...
•Tinubu, Shettima, Akpabio and other dignitaries cutting the anniversary cake yesterday The Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has lamented that Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary celebrations were overshadowed by widespread corruption and poverty. The country’s independence anniversary, marked on October 1, was meant t...
•Street beggars Nigerians are well known for the tradition of giving alms to the needy. Many people believe that the needy, particularly beggars, are angels sent to test their act of giving, reports Vanguard. Others believe that when the barren gives to those with children, she will give birth to children of her own, while […]
•Tinubu The Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria, FOMWAN, yesterday, fingered poor implementation of policies in the education sector, high rate of poverty and lack of empowerment as significant contributors to the insecurity challenges in the country. National Amirah of the association, Hajia Rafiah Sani, said this ahead of it...
•Tinubu A group known as the Indigent Farmers Association of the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria (IFAS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to focus on addressing the grievances of protesters in order to prevent further unrest. The group’s open letter to the president emphasised the urgent need to address issues such as widespread [&he...
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