Morning Brief: FG Unveils N4.2tr Poverty Relief as Inflation Bites – Top 10 Headlines

Good morning. Here’s your Friday briefing from TheMatrix Newspapers. The Federal Government launched a N4.2 trillion intervention to tackle poverty and boost healthcare and education. The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise warns rising food prices threaten household welfare. The CBN rolled out a new online FX portal and tightened rules for BDC operators. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar demands an independent probe into Mary Habila’s death. Security forces rescue a principal, a NECO official and students kidnapped in Kogi. A court rules the FRSC cannot operate on state and local roads, and the Appeal Court strikes down key Electoral Act provisions. In crime news, three suspects face arraignment in Anambra over incest and rape allegations. Singer Bella Shmurda says he lost $4 million to a property scam. In sports, Arsenal will assess William Saliba’s back injury before deciding on surgery.

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