Tag: PALLIATIVES

Palliatives Diversion: Nasarawa Assembly probes govt. officials

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has set up a 7-man committee to investigate the alleged diversion of palliatives by government officials and stakeholders in the state. The House charged the committee to ensure that all those involved in diverting palliatives meant for the poor of the poorest are punished according to the laws of the land. Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, the Speaker of the Assembly announced this on Tuesday under matter of public interest brought by Musa Abubakar (NNPP- Doma South) during plenary in Lafia. The speaker assured that the…

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Kwara: Hungry, angry mob besiege fully loaded lorries of palliatives in Ilorin

Aminu Imam

Three lorries, fully loaded with 10 kilograms of rice bags meant as palliatives to cushion subsidy removal, were on Friday hijacked by irate mobs at the Oja-Oba/Idi-Ape/Isale-Oja axis of Ilorin-East, and West local government areas of Kwara State. According to a video footage, which went viral on social media platforms, the incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. when three Toyota Dyna lorries fully loaded with rice passing through the area, attracted the attention of people, who attacked the trucks. It was gathered that the consignment of rice in the three…

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Fuel Subsidy Removal: Govs. get 7-day ultimatum to disclose spending details of FG’s N2bn palliative

Aminu Imam

Governors of the thirty-six States have been issued a 7-day ultimatum to give details of spending of the N2 billion palliative recently received from the Federal Government or face legal action. Recall that in August, the Federal Government announced a N5 billion palliative package for each state of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to cushion the effect of the removal of the fuel subsidy. Last Friday, the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, said the Federal Government has released only N2 billion from the N5 billion loan it…

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“Tinubu’s palliative programmes worsening Nigerians’ hardships” – Informal Workers’ organisation

Aminu Imam

…Backs NLC strike The Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisation of Nigeria (FIWON) says it supports the warning strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and advised the Federal Government to create minimal social protection for workers. In an issued statement signed and issued by the federation’s General Secretary, Gbenga Komolafe, yesterday, it said, “The programmes announced by President Bola Tinubu’s government to cushion the effects of the present realities have further led to a spike in absolute poverty”. Recall that the NLC declared a warning strike to press for…

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Subsidy Palliative: Verification of social register to commence soon – Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Edu

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has given an update about the social register. According to her, the ministry would soon start the verification of the social register for transparent distribution of fuel subsidy palliatives. Edu, who disclosed this during an interview on a television programme on Friday. She noted the ministry would soon commence the distribution of the palliatives. According to her, poverty alleviation is paramount to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. She added that the Government would provide jobs to alleviate poverty. “We…

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NLC and TUC reject Tinubu’s N5bn palliative to States, cites reason

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), have kicked against the plan of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to release an N5bn palliative package to each of the 36 State governors in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to curb the effect of the fuel subsidy removal. According to the Organised Labour, the State governors could not be trusted with such a project, adding that the governors would favour politicians rather than the poor Nigerians that most needed the N180bn largesse disbursed to the State governments…

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Taraba: 2 killed as residents invade warehouse for palliative, loot grains

Aminu Imam

…24-hour curfew declared in Adamawa Youths have allegedly stolen hundreds of bags of maize, locally processed rice and other items worth millions of naira in Jalingo, Taraba State. The youths, who were said to be in large numbers, stormed the warehouse located not far from the 6 Army Brigade and looted the warehouse on Friday midnight. The warehouse is said to belong to a former member of the state House of Assembly and immediate-past chairman of Sardauna local government area of the State, Dr. Jugulde. One of the guards at…

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Kaduna State: Subsidy Removal and the Conundrum of Palliative Measures

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Yusuf Ishaku Goje. The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, in response to the subsidy removal of premium motor spirit (PMS) towards ameliorating the accompanying hardship, held a meeting on the 5th of June, 2023, with the leadership of the labor unions and set up an Ad-Hoc Committee on Palliatives.  Since then not much has been heard, up until the recent interview the Governor granted to Arise TV on the resolution of the National Economic Council (NEC) chaired by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shattima.  Some of the…

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