{
  "id": 16106389,
  "title": "NEC endorses 90-day plan to ease cost of living for Nigerians, but no specific details yet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/nec-endorses-90-day-plan-to-ease-cost-of-living-for-nigerians-but-no",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T21:22:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/919441-nec-endorses-90-day-plan-to-ease-cost-of-living-for-nigerians-but-no-specific-details-yet.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, has endorsed a 90-day economic action plan proposed by the Federal Ministry of Finance. According to Daily Trust, the plan was presented by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, during the council's 161st virtual meeting. The initiative aims to tackle the fallout of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic reforms by reducing the cost of living, improving food affordability, attracting investment, and accelerating projects that provide direct benefits to Nigerians.\n\nThe action plan identifies five priority areas: food affordability, tax harmonisation, the completion of high-impact projects, the resolution of investment bottlenecks, and regulated household support, as reported by Punch, Punch Nigeria, and This Day. Additionally, Daily Trust reports that the NEC approved the establishment of a national dashboard to track ongoing projects across the federation, focusing on transparency and the accurate reporting of how fuel subsidy removal proceeds are utilized.\n\nDuring the meeting, Vice President Shettima urged governors to ensure that the objectives of the President's reform programme are translated into improved living conditions for ordinary Nigerians. This Day further notes that the Vice President tasked governors with addressing issues such as jobs, affordable transportation, and healthcare.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "NEC approves 90-day plan to reduce cost of living",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/nec-approves-90-day-plan-to-reduce-cost-of-living",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:54:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "NEC Approves 90-Day Action Plan To Ease Cost of Living For Nigerians",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/nec-approves-90-day-action-plan-to-ease-cost-of-living-for-nigerians",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:24:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Hardship: NEC endorses 90-day plan to ease cost of living",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/hardship-nec-endorses-90-day-plan-to-ease-cost-of-living",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:45:43.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}