Frustrated by the rising cost of living in the country, Niger State residents took to the streets of Minna to protest on Monday morning.

FIJ learned that the residents were protesting due to the high cost of food items and perceived inadequate government efforts to address the issue.

A resident, who does not want to be named, told FIJ that the protesters flooded major roads from City Gate towards the Tunga areas of Minna.

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“Though I don’t have full details of the protest, it was my husband who called me earlier to tell me not to go to town because of the protest,” the resident told FIJ.

“He said there was a protest ongoing and that people were protesting the cost of living that is high. They are protesting around City Gate towards Tunga.”

The resident also revealed that the protesting residents had been dispersed.

FIJ found videos of the residents on social media, showing both young and old people who resorted to protest as a means to express their frustration.

Yakubu Garba, the deputy governor of the state, told the reporters that the government was aware of their pain and was working on reducing their hardship, according to Channels TV.

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Since President Bola Tinubu’s removal of fuel subsidies, there has been a rise in fuel prices, increased transportation costs and a higher cost of living.

From the inflated cost of transportation to the low naira exchange rate, some of FIJ’s reports in the past few days have revealed how the economy is biting hard on many Nigerians.

On January 27, FIJ found that the low naira exchange rate was making life difficult for Nigerians who were in Ivory Coast for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). Four days later, FIJ reported that a Nigerian soldier could not travel from his station to be with his family because of the high cost of transportation.

Similarly, in 2023, findings by FIJ showed that certain government economic policies increased drug costs, making them unaffordable for many Nigerians.