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Abdulsalami Abubakar: Hardship In Nigeria Getting Out Of Control, Do Something About It
Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state, says the federal government should put measures in place to “soften” the hardship being experienced by Nigerians.
Speaking on Tuesday when he hosted a delegation of Campaign for Democracy (CD), a civil society organisation (CSO), in Minna, Niger state, Abubakar said the hardship appears to be out of control.
The former military ruler said he would continue to urge the government to put measures in place to address the hardship that the citizens are currently experiencing.
“Everybody is crying because of this hardship and it seems to be getting out of control,” he said.
“People cannot afford three square meals, the issue of transportation, the hike in fuel price, the hike in school fees for the children and the lack of funds in everybody’s pocket is making life difficult for everybody.
“We will continue to encourage the government to introduce measures to soften the hardship.
“The federal, states and local governments should see how they can cushion this economic hardship.”
Abubakar said in recommendations, the government has been informed that giving palliatives is not the solution to addressing high prices of food items.
“There is a need for the government to flood and saturate the communities with food,” he said.
“Let them buy food and sell at lesser prices to the people so that people will try to buy some of these food items depending on their pockets/ income.”
The former head of state said those planning to protest against the economic crisis on October 1 should do so peacefully.
“For God’s sake when you demonstrate, do it peacefully,” he said.
Abubakar said the government should listen to the demands of the protesters.
Zenith Bank, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, has restored improved services across its electronic transaction channels, ensuring customers have seamless access to banking services.
In a statement released on Thursday via its X handle, the bank confirmed that customers can now conveniently conduct transactions across various platforms following a recent upgrade. These enhancements follow temporary glitches caused by routine IT maintenance aimed at optimizing service delivery.
Zenith Bank reiterated its commitment to providing improved services and highlighted the various channels available for customer transactions, including:
– Zenith Bank Debit, Credit, and Prepaid Cards
– Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)
– Point of Sale (POS) Terminals
– Zenith Bank Mobile App
– Internet Banking Platform
– Zenith Agents nationwide for agent banking
Customers are also encouraged to visit any of the bank’s branches across the country for in-person transactions.
Zenith Bank reassured further improvements in service delivery following the IT infrastructure upgrade. Customers with bulk payments and salary requests are encouraged to present payment mandates at any Zenith Bank branch nationwide for expedited processing.
Zenith Bank remains dedicated to enhancing customer experience and ensuring reliable banking services across all platforms.
For further inquiries, customers can contact Zenith Direct at +234 201 278 7000, 0700ZENITHBANK, or 0904 085 7000. Alternatively, they can send an email to [email protected].
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency, NSEMA, in conjunction with the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has recovered six more bodies from the boat mishap incident in the state.
The Director General, Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Arah, who confirmed the development, said the bodies were recovered between 6:00 pm on Thursday and 9:00 am on Friday.
Arah stated that the recovery of 6 more bodies brought the total number of deaths to 42 on Friday morning.
According to him, a search and rescue operation was ongoing to recover victims from the water.
JomogNews had reported that a boat conveying 300 people with the majority going for Mawlid Celebration at Gbajibo in Mokwa LGA capsized, a short distance to the victims’ destination.
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Embattled Rivers State factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tony Okocha, has admitted to rigging local government elections under former governor Rotimi Amaechi’s tenure.
Okocha said his rigging of local government elections under Amaechi’s tenure was not a secret.
Okocha served as the Chief of Staff to Amaechi from 2007 to 2015.
However, in an interview with Channels TV programme, Okocha said he should be praised for being a whistleblower.
According to the embattled APC chairman, election riggers should not be behind bars.
He said, “On the issue of whether I rigged the election, I did not hide it. I should be praised as a whistleblower.
“If you were an armed robber yesterday, and today you came to confess that you stole something somewhere yesterday. Are you saying that the law will now take a retroactive effect? The answer is No.
“The reason why we say and keep saying is because of what is going on as we speak. When you have an idea of a thing and you see the other person also wants to use the tactics that you already know, you will shout. That is the reason why we went to court.”
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