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  "id": 16123040,
  "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-16123040",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T22:31:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/22/nec-approves-90-day-action-plan-to-ease-cost-of-living-for-nigerians-2/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Economic Council (NEC) approved a 90-day economic action plan on Thursday, endorsed by the Federal Ministry of Finance, to reduce the cost of living and improve living conditions for Nigerians. The plan focuses on five priority areas: food affordability, tax harmonisation, completion of impactful projects, resolution of investment bottlenecks, and regulated household support. The Council also established a national dashboard to track projects across the federation, emphasizing transparency, accountability, and accurate reporting of funds from the fuel subsidy removal. NEC Chair, Vice President Kashim Shettima, stressed the responsibility of all levels of government to translate the president's economic reform programme into improved living conditions. Shettima urged state governors to consider local realities in national policy decisions and emphasized the importance of institutions that enable Nigerians to plan for the future with confidence.",
  "summary": ".Reviews Ebola response, tasks states on preparedness Deji Elumoye in Abuja The National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday Rose from its monthly meeting and endorsed a 90-day economic action plan",
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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": "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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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-22T21:22:20.000Z"
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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."
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