JUST IN: Amidst protests over the high cost of living, Gbajabiamila, Ribadu, and others hold a meeting behind closed doors.
Gbajabiamila and Ribadu, Nuhu, The National Security Advisor, or NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is currently having a private meeting with the President’s Chief of Staff, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.
I think the government and everybody in Nigeria is concerned about the issue of rising prices, he stated, adding that significant action was being made to solve the problem.
It is a matter of supply and demand, with a great deal of focus on boosting agricultural output specifically, he stated.
The president has stepped in to help farmers by providing them with grain and fertilisers, as well as by bringing in more acreage for rice, wheat, maize, and cassava.
To boost output and consequently lower prices, which will help lower inflation, the president has intervened in that sector by giving farmers access to grain, fertilisers, and more acreage for rice, wheat, maize, and cassava.
And naturally, we are in the midst of farming during the dry season, and we are anticipating a good harvest that will improve prices specifically as well as the general level of prices in Nigeria.
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