Governor Ododo flags off distribution of another round of food palliatives
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off the distribution of food palliatives to the people of the state in continuation of the government’s […]
Palliatives
Palliatives of death plus Ambivalence over state police, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
Sharing of palliatives to cushion the effect of extreme deprivation and hunger is Nigerian government’s answer to their self-created hardships engendered by subsidy removal, devaluation […]
Time to end government by palliatives, by Hassan Gimba
This article is a repeat as it was first published on November 1, 2020. Palliative–this ten-letter word has taken over our national discourse displacing #EndSARS. […]
Hardship protests and looting spree, by Nick Dazang
It all began with a raft of peaceful protests against hardship across the country. Then they were followed, in quick succession, by a series of […]
Governor Ododo to flag off quarterly distribution of palliative and cash support for Kogi people
All is now set for the flag-off of the first quarterly food palliative and cash support for the people of Kogi state, Governor Ahmed Usman […]
Palliatives: FCT distributes 12,000 bags of rice in 6 area councils
By Abdullahi Muhammad, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has Monday, distributed 12,000 bags of rice and maize to vulnerable households across the six […]
Borno palliative: Zulum releases 70 buses for metro transport, civil servants
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has unveiled a new fleet of 70 buses for metro transport to ease the movement of civil servants to their […]
FCT: Wike okays approval of N2bn palliative
The approval of two billion naira as a palliative for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by President Bola Tinubu has been confirmed by Nyesom Wike, Minister of the FCT. Wike disclosed this on Monday when he met with contractors in his office after the maiden Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of the current […]
Palliatives: Zulum gifts Borno corps members N36M,100 bags of rice
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday, announced the allocation of N36.4 million for distribution of N30,000 each as palliatives to 1,215 corps […]
Absurdity of palliatives, by Nick Dazang
The discordant tunes sung last week by a number Governors offer us glimpses into the controversial, if not chaotic, N5billion reportedly granted to each of […]
Palliatives: With Tinubu’s grant, Zulum raises target from 300,000 to 400,000 households
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, announced he was raising the number of households being targeted for palliatives from 300,000 to 400,000 households. […]
NEC okays N185 billion for 36 states, FCT to cushion effects of subsidy removal
…Urges state governments to upscale distribution of palliatives …Sets up committee to interface with organised labour …Mourns military personnel killed in Niger state By […]
Fuel Subsidy: Zulum gives 2,000 households palliatives in Feezan
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has distributed food and other palliatives to 2,000 residents of Feezan ward in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC). The distribution […]
The parable of the body mechanic, by Hassan Gimba
Who has not had an old car before? The type of car that makes you become a friend to the mechanic? This is because when […]
Exclusive: How Akpabio, colleagues padded Tinubu’s palliative budget with over N200 billion
Senate President Godswill Akpabio and some of his colleagues have used the amendment of the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act as an opportunity to pad the […]