The Federal Government has distributed starter packs and rice seeds worth N30 million to 150 farmers in Niger State, toward mitigating the effect of fuel subsidy removal.
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A university don, Mr Godwin Kwalbe, has advised government at all levels against cosmetic approach to addressing multidimensional poverty affecting a huge population of the country.
Some bicycles dealers are making brisk businesses in Bauchi due to increase patronage of the bikes ocasioned by the hikes…
The Federal Government has no intention to borrow from any local or foreign organisation with its removal of subsidy on petrol and exchange rate harmonisation.
Irked by the rising cost of living and hikes in transport fare occasioned by fuel subsidy removal, some workers in Bauchi, Dutse and Gombe have advocated urgent interventions to ease their sufferings.
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) to ease the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians by reducing energy costs.
Towards cushioning the effect of fuel subsidy removal, the Nigerian government has announced a N5 billion palliative to each of the 36 states, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The Jigawa state government has rolled out palliatives to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy among people in the state, including entrepreneurs, Small and Medium Scale Business (SMEs) operators.
The Chairman of the Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Mr. Segun Odunmbaku, says 14 minibusses have been released to ease movement for residents in the LCDA.
Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has announced his administration’s short-term plans to mitigate the effects of the fuel subsidy removal on residents of the state.