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BREAKING: Youths take to Niger streets on hunger protest

BREAKING: Youths take to Niger streets on hunger protest

Some youths have trooped to the streets of Niger State to protest the ongoing cost of living crisis in Nigeria. 

They wielded placards such as ‘Enough is Enough’; ‘Stop Anti-Masses Policies’; ‘We Are Not Slaves In Our Country’; ‘Hardship Is Unbearable’, ‘Fuel Subsidy Must Be Back’, among others.

Last week, Governor Mohammed Bago had wooed residents of Niger with welfare packages to prevent the protest.

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He had announced a N20,000 wage allowance for state and local government civil servants, ordered the immediate release of 50,000 metric tonnes of assorted grains to be sold at subsidised rates to mitigate the current economic hardship.

“We have over 100,000 metric tonnes of food in our reserves, out of which we will be releasing 50,000 metric tonnes to be sold at 50% of its present price. Before the end of the year, we will slash food prices by 90%,” he had said at a townhall meeting.

To show appreciation for their efforts in combating banditry, insurgency, and other criminal activities, the governor announced a gift of one Prado Jeep to each head of security agency in the state.

BREAKING: Youths take to Niger streets on hunger protest

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