Cost of Living

Cost of Living

At least 67 killed in food stampedes across Nigeria in a week

Olawale Afolabi -
At least 67 people have died in a series of deadly stampedes across Nigeria...
Cost of Living

Four analyses show N200,000 in 2014 more than N2 million in 2024

Eric Ojo -
Nigeria is facing an unprecedented economic crisis, with inflation at its highest in decades,...
Cost of Living

Dangote finally reveals selling petrol at N990 a litre

Plu Team -
Amid growing discontent over Nigeria’s surging fuel prices, Dangote Refinery disclosed on Sunday that...
Cost of Living

Nigeria consumer agency reveals price-fixing by poultry cartels

Plu Team -
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it has found that powerful...
Cost of Living

Nigerians struggle as cooking gas prices surge by 47% in last year

Olawale Afolabi -
Soaring cooking gas prices are compounding the suffering of millions of Nigerians facing the...
Cost of Living

Minimum wage: Lagos NLC proposes N794,000; TUC N447,000

Plu Team -
The Lagos State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Funmi Sessi, on Thursday proposed N794,000...
Cost of Living

Tinubu says saved subsidy billions going to Nigerians. No, they’re not

Olawale Afolabi -
President Bola Tinubu said the removal of fuel subsidy last year has left a...
Cost of Living

IMF calls on Nigeria to tackle hunger, downplays scale of crisis

Olawale Afolabi -
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged the Nigerian government to immediately address growing food...
Cost of Living

Banks hasten connection as govt warns no NIN, no cash transfer

Olawale Afolabi -
Millions of vulnerable Nigerian households may miss out on a government awarded cash transfers...
Cost of Living

Cooking gas monthly price surge: Kano 20%, Benin 21%, Abuja 35%

Plu Team -
Cooking gas has surged over 20 percent across Nigeria in less than a month,...
Cost of Living

Petrol prices continue to rise despite Tinubu’s promise to stop hike

Olawale Afolabi -
The price of petrol has continued to rise in recent weeks, despite the federal...
Policy

Tinubu seeks N1.5 billion for wife’s cars while asking Nigerians to bear hardship

Plu Team -
President Bola Tinubu is seeking approval from the National Assembly for N7.3 billion to...
Consumer

Telecom firms hit Nigerians with data price hike to offset losses

Olawale Afolabi -
Wireless giants MTN and Airtel have hiked data prices in Nigeria as their earnings...
Cost of Living

Why Tinubu’s petrol price decision offers no relief to suffering Nigerians

Saviour Imukudo -
President Bola Tinubu's promise to keep petrol prices unchanged means the government is re-imposing...
Nation

Subsidy: Nigeria College of Education lecturers to work two days a week

Plu Team -
The union overseeing teachers in Nigerian colleges has directed its members across the country...
Cost of Living

Marketer says petrol gets to Nigeria at N565 amid questions on N617 price

Jane Kalu -
Imported petrol is landing in Nigeria at N565 a litre, a top marketing body...
Cost of Living

NNPC blames ‘market realities’ for new petrol price of N617

Plu Team -
Nigeria’s main oil company NNPC Ltd says it increased the price of petrol Tuesday...
Economy

Cost of Living: Tinubu offers 12 million Nigerians N8,000 for six months

Jane Kalu -
The federal government plans to pay 12 million Nigerians N8,000 monthly for six months...
Food

Milk 49%, plantain 34%…How Nigeria food prices rose in the last year

Anietie Umoren -
Food prices increased in May by 24.82% year-on-year, the sharpest jump in 17 years,...