After 30 days of Christmas and New Year holidays, Nigeria n lawmakers are back in Abuja amidst rising insecurity and inflation, but the headline issue for many of them is the controversial NGO bill the lawmakers seem to be prioritising. Unlike the lawmakers, the issues bedevilling the country did not go on holiday. When the lawmakers adjourned plenary on 30 December 2023, the Naira closed at N1,193 per dollar at the unofficial window, according to data sourced from the black market.
But the currency is currently heading towards N1,500 to a dollar. On the security front, while the lawmakers were on holiday, Abuja became a kidnapping theatre and killers are on a rampage in Plateau. Over 100 persons were massacred in their villages on Christmas Eve in Plateau. Many who travelled during the holiday became guests of kidnappers with many not able to raise the ransom demanded by their abductors. Folorunsho Ariyo and Nabeeha Al-Kadriyah were killed by their abductors to motivate payment of ransom
Nigeria Lawmakers Insecurity Inflation NGO Bill Naira Kidnapping Plateau Massacre Ransom
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