…Musa also appealed to state governors to reconsider the distribution of motorcycles as palliatives, warning that some of the motorcycles could eventually find their way into the hands of terrorists and provide them with increased mobility. “We try to appeal to even governors to stop selling motorcycle—giving motorcycle…

…(retd.), has urged state governors and lawmakers to stop distributing motorcycles as palliatives, warning that some of the vehicles eventually end up in the hands of terrorists and are used to facilitate their operations. Musa made the call on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where…

…insisted that a serious anti-poverty policy should reduce the number of people needing palliatives, not celebrate how many millions have become vulnerable, and called on the government to produce a full payment trail if it truly disbursed N600 billion — including unique verified households, payment tranches, state-by-s…

…acting on the directive of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola to frustrate the payment of palliatives to workers. "The real reason the commission froze the state account on the order of Gboyega Oyetola was to stop the payment of palliatives which the state government promised the workers some months ago," the statement sa…

The Osun State Government disbursed another round of palliatives to civil servants across the stateGovernor Adeleke's spokesperson said the payments began before the new minimum wage was implemented, making Osun one of the first states to actThe administration drew a sharp contrast between its welfare policies and the…

…servants of Osun State, the backbone of our administration, we have once again disbursed palliatives to augment their salaries,” Rasheed said. He noted that the Adeleke administration introduced periodic palliative payments before implementing the new minimum wage, describing the move as a demonstration of its commitme…

…“When the erosion started, we never kept quiet as a community. We tried to carry out palliatives. We spent more than N7 million to repair this place. Unfortunately, within two or three weeks, the volume of the flood water coming this way swept it away”. He attributed the aggravation of the erosion to road contractors t…

…becomes not merely desirable but unavoidable. The Tinubu administration did roll out palliatives to soften the blow. These included conditional cash transfers, compressed-natural-gas buses, grains and fertiliser interventions, food-distribution efforts, student-loan promises, MSME support schemes, business loans and ot…

…governance. Nigerians are looking for governance, not tokenism. Offering shallow public palliatives while the elite spend billions on jets, yachts, SUVs, mansions and foreign travel and hurling no-bid contracts at friends is the same insult as throwing loaves of bread at hungry voters from moving trucks. A graduate sel…

…for vulnerable populations. "The Federal Government is deliberately shifting from palliatives to pathways by linking humanitarian response to development opportunities. We are committed to ensuring that displaced persons not only survive but thrive through access to livelihoods, agribusiness opportunities, education an…