
- BUSINESS, SLIDE
- August 28, 2025
The Hidden Cost of USSD: How Nigerians Are Losing Money to Failed Bank Transactions When **Chinyere**, a petty trader in Lagos, attempted to transfer ₦5,000 to her supplier using her bank’s USSD code, she assumed it would take only a few seconds. Instead, the transaction failed midway. Frustrated, she tried again. The second attempt
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- NEWS, SLIDE
- August 28, 2025
TUC President Laments Rising Poverty, Inflation and Food Insecurity in Nigeria The President of the **Trade Union Congress (TUC)**, **Festus Osifo**, has raised alarm over the worsening socio-economic situation in Nigeria, lamenting that no fewer than **56 percent of Nigerians currently live below the poverty line**. According to him, the grim reality of rising
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