The gut, salutations and the hunger protests, By Reuben Abati
The politics of hunger is oftentimes triggered by poor leadership, corruption, or in other cases by failures in agricultural production.
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The politics of hunger is oftentimes triggered by poor leadership, corruption, or in other cases by failures in agricultural production.
Then towards economic recovery and sustainable growth, the Senate commenced amendments to the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission Act, Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, Federal Inland Revenue Service Act and the Price Control Act in addition to two other separate attempts on the Central Bank of Nigeria Act.
The Senate, in its first quarter, had declared what seemed a state of emergency on the road infrastructure.
To combat escalating food prices in the country, plans are underway by the Federal Government to release fresh 60,000 tonnes of grains to complement the 42,000 tonnes earlier released from its silos.
Lagos lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has emphasised that the Federal Government has to intervene decisively on behalf of the majority of the people by enforcing price control mechanisms that protect citizens from exploitation as envisaged under the Price Control Act.