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Market women join the ongoing youthquake in Nigeria...she laments growing hunger and the frightening specter of children dropping out of school...

Great artistic depiction of the hunger in the land...

My dad can't afford school fees...sad reality of too many Nigerian working families...

Dear Twitter users, I’m asking for 2 seconds of your time today to help RETWEET my art. 😊❤️ . . . . . SS and SE | Ibadan | Tiwa | #leaked

independent.ng/stakeholders-o… "...the need for universal health coverage for vulnerable Nigerians especial­ly, old people, young children, pregnant women and the dis­abled, contributory pension for informal sector workers as a minimum to defeat poverty and desperation in the long run".

The International Council of the Streetnet International concluded a strategic planning process in Cambodia, to guide our work locally and internationally in the next 4 years. The exercise came just a few weeks after FIWON carried out a similar exercise in Lagos.

What is our vision? 👁️‍🗨️ 😍 A world where street and market vendors and hawkers selling goods and/or services are legally recognized workers, empowered and democratically organize live and enjoy decent work.

Why would a 'democratic' government turn extreme dispossession and misery of the people they claim to represent toan ideology of public administration? /2024/09/17/breaking-over-3000-lagos-community-residents-distress-rendered-homeless-government

Streetnet International Council Strategic Planning Retreat, August 2024, Phnom Phen, Cambodia

premiumtimesng.com/features-and-i… “I used money from the business to train my children in private primary and secondary schools,” However, since 2023,... “I can’t afford their fees anymore,” she says. “We don’t even have enough food at home.”

Lagos State government continues to trample on the basic rights of the working poor with unrelenting eviction from their homes and livelihoods. Kudos to CEEHOPE. Now, all hands must be on deck for a concerted pushback. This must not be allowed to continue!

distinctnews.com.ng/international-… '...over the years, StreetNet and its affiliates have fought for the recognition of street vendors as workers, for their inclusion in urban policy, for governments around the world to put a stop to police harassment'.

Lagos FIWON first meeting of the year...

'Business owners spend half their income on family expenses (48.1%) and feeding (20.1%)...while 89% of informal businesses report paying taxes... Retail trade (38.4%) and food and drinks (15.2%) account for over half of Nigeria's informal economy...' linkedin.com/pulse/key-insi…

streetnet.org.za/document/posit… Governments must invest in capacity-building, infrastructure, and legal frameworks that facilitate formalization without harm... Formalization should be a gateway to rights, security, and opportunity—not a barrier...

businessday.ng/news/article/h… 'A new report by the Nigerian Financial Services Market (NFSM) lays bare... : Nearly half of Nigerians earn less than N50,000 a month, barely $31.25. That’s not enough to feed a family of two for a week, let alone survive an emergency....'