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House of Representatives to Cut Salaries by 50% to Support Food Sufficiency
The House of Representatives on Thursday, July 18, resolved to support the Federal Government with ₦648 million over six months by cutting their salaries by 50% to address the high cost of food and support food sufficiency across the country.
This decision followed the adoption of an amendment to a motion moved by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Okezie Kalu. Kalu emphasized the need for lawmakers to sacrifice 50% of their ₦600,000 monthly salaries to help alleviate the hardship faced by Nigerians.
The motion, originally proposed by Rep Isiaka Ayokunle, called on those planning nationwide protests to engage the government in dialogue instead. The Deputy Speaker’s amended motion aims to support the federal government’s efforts to address the rising cost of foodstuffs and mitigate the suffering of Nigerians.
By reducing their salaries by 50%, the 360 lawmakers will be contributing ₦108 million monthly for the next six months. The motion was adopted and referred to the committees on Humanitarian Affairs, Finance, and Budget for compliance.
Nigerian politician Peter Obi speaks on the increase in the cost of living in Nigeria and shared how more Nigerians are now hungry and the hunger crisis is increasing in the country.
He stated, “Despite three years of Tinubu’s food emergency, Nigeria’s hunger ranking index declined to among the worst nations globally.”
“Yet the outcome of this has been the opposite. Nigeria’s hunger index has worsened significantly. Nigeria’s hunger index ranking was 103rd out of 123 countries surveyed in 2022/2023, and this figure has since worsened to 115th out of 123 countries surveyed in 2025/2026.”
The U.S. government has released a warning to social media influencers who will be coming to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The government placed a rule on creating content to make money while using a tourist visa and stated that it could lead to deportation back to their country.
It can be noted that the World Cup will be hosted in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
“People who enter the United States under a visitor program and receive income from a U.S. source would be violating the conditions of their admission status.”
Nigerian businessman Isaac Fayose has spoken about what he considers one of the country’s biggest problems, stating that many Nigerians are worried about government taxation, insecurity, and the increasing rate of kidnappings for ransom.
He lamented the situation and criticized the government, arguing that these issues have become deeply rooted and that there appears to be no lasting solution in sight.
According to him “In Nigeria we have two governments. One is collecting tax, the other one is collecting ransom. Both of them have one thing in common which is to make life difficult for their people.
The one that is collecting tax without doing anything will come and share you rice and semolina. The one that is collecting ransom is doing giveaway on social media.”
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