As it prepares for the celebration of its first year in office, the federal government has promised to bring down the cost of living and doing business in Nigeria. The cost of living and doing business has skyrocketed since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration removed fuel subsidy and adopted other drastic reforms. The minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has called on the government to approve a new minimum wage that is commensurate with the cost of living in the country. While insisting on a living wage for workers in the country, the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, in his speech at the 11th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Medical and Health Workers Union …

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said that his administration would be reducing public servants working days as part of plans to cushion the cost of living crisis in the country. “We want to start with our public servants, immediately from next week, Civil servants from the lower level will be working like three times a week …

Residents of Minna, the Niger State capital, on Monday, protested high cost of living in the country, blocking major roads within the metropolis. The protesters including women and youths were heard chanting protest songs, while police officers and other security personnel observed the situation. The protesters said that the increase in food prices and the inadequate response from the government …

Following the decision of President Bola Tinubu to remove the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (better known as fuel or petrol), and the unification of the foreign exchange markets by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has urged the Federal Government for inclusion in the palliative measures being distributed across the country. …