Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu unveiled the N750 million Lagos Market Transfer Money programme, benefiting 15,000 market traders across 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas. The inauguration occurred at the Fresh Food Agro-Hub in Idi-Oro Market, Mushin Local Government Area. Sanwo-Olu highlighted the initiative’s aim to tackle post-harvest losses, inflation, traffic congestion, and carbon Read More…
By Paul Nwosu For the records and in the interest of naysayers, it’s very important to clarify that Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo (CFR) has since put in place a comprehensive set of palliatives that are in excess of N5 billion to mitigate the hardship brought about by the removal of the fuel subsidy regime. It Read More…
Mr. Joseph Gbenu, Chairman of Badagry-West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has taken action to alleviate the effects of petrol subsidy removal by distributing 7,000 food packs to residents. The distribution, which took place in Apa and Kankon areas of the town, aimed to support vulnerable community members, particularly the elderly. Gbenu expressed his motivation Read More…
Shubham Chaudhuri, the World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, has praised President Bola Tinubu’s reform policies. Speaking at a symposium in Ibadan, Chaudhuri commended the policies while urging the prompt implementation of palliative measures to mitigate their impact on Nigerians. The symposium’s theme was “Economic Opportunity Pathways to Navigating Post-Reform Challenges in Nigeria,” which the Read More…
In a concerted effort to alleviate the impacts of food shortages and hardships stemming from ongoing reforms, Nigeria has sanctioned a substantial sum of 180 billion naira ($235 million) for its 36 states. This financial injection is intended to enable the procurement of rice and maize, essential staples that have witnessed escalating prices due to Read More…
In picture above: Laurrita Onye shatters World Record TWICE to win 1st Athletics gold. CREDIT: Rio2016 A National Para-Powerlifting Team Coach, Feyisetan Are and some other para-athletes on Monday commended the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, over the palliatives to disabled athletes. The medal winning coach, in an interview with the News Read More…
The Lagos Hoteliers Association (LHA), on Saturday solicited for palliatives from the Lagos State Government to cushion the effect of COVID-19 currently affecting the world. Its President, Mr Adekunle Akilo, made the plea in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Akilo said that the palliatives were equally needed to effect Read More…
MTN Nigeria says it has provided its customers with a range of free services to help make communication easier during the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Its Company Secretary, Uto Ukpanah, also said the company has provided an update on the utilisation so far of its network initiatives to provide its customers and partners with Read More…
