NEC endorses 90-day plan to cut cost of living

• Directs action on lower transport fares, food affordability
• Butchers blame forex, haulage costs, seek cargo trains as meat hits N10,000/kg in Lagos
 
From J uliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja, with NAN reports
T he National Economic Council (NEC), chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, has endorsed a 90-day economic action plan to ease the cost of living, improve food affordability and accelerate projects capable of delivering immediate benefits to Nigerians.
The council also approved a joint federal-state financing framework to expand the deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicles, directing relevant authorities to ensure that savings from cheaper fuels...