Hardship
14 Sep
The Federal and Sokoto State governments have distributed 24’734 bags of rice to vulnerable, physically challenged as well as the needy in the state.
11 Sep
The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria against the looming danger that may erupt as a result of hardship and suffering meted out to Nigerians due to the removal of fuel subsidy.
7 Sep
The Coalition Of Civil Society Organisations, (CCSOs) on Saturday berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's economic team and called for immediate reconstitution. Expressing deep concern and worry over the state of the economy and escalating fuel prices compounding the hardship of Nigerians despite the recent protest, the groups said Tinubu must act now to avert disintegration.…
5 Sep
Worried by the current hardship being experienced by citizens across the country, the Archbishop of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, Ifaki Diocese, Most Reverend Oluyemisi Ogunlere has appealed to wealthy Nigerians to grow the spirit of being their brother's keeper to lighten the burden of the poor who are suffering the suffocating economy. The cleric…
28 Aug
Organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest, the Coalition of Concerned Nigerian Citizens, have threatened to resume nationwide demonstrations against hunger in the country starting from October 1. They cried out over what they termed the abandonment of their demands by the Federal and State Governments since they suspended their nationwide demonstrations against hunger and bad governance…
17 Aug
Amid agitations and protests over the current economic hardship in the country, a former Permanent Secretary and Chief of Staff to two former Lagos State Governors, Otunba Samuel Olukunle Ojo, has urged Nigerians to shun violence and destructive tendencies, saying it would further compound the country's challenges.
6 Aug
Some concerned residents in Katsina State ignored the widely publicized nationwide protest to seek divine intervention over lingering hardsh
5 Aug
Senator Sunday Katung (PDP-Kaduna South) has launched a social and economic empowerment fund of N100m for his indigent constituents.
3 Aug
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has distributed hundreds of bags of rice to cushion the
31 Jul
The House of Representatives member representing Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency, Moshood Oshun, has distributed N50,000 each to 1,000 members of his constituency as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the harsh economy.
30 Jul
The Bishop of Anglican Communion, Calabar Diocese, Rt. Rev. Nneoyi Egbe has strongly advised against planned national protest,
30 Jul
The All Progressives Congress (APC), South-west zone, yesterday, said that the hardship facing the country was expected due to the economic changes effected by the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.
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