Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- The National Economic Council (NEC) has endorsed what it described as a "90-day economic action plan" to ease the cost-of-living crisis caused by government policies and worsened by international wars.

The plan was announced by the spokesperson to Vice President Kashim Shettima, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement on Thursday.

The statement did not, however, contain specific details of the plan but stated that "The plan focuses on reducing the cost of living, improving food affordability, attracting investment, and accelerating the delivery of projects with direct benefits to Nigerians."

Mr Nkwocha added that "The 90-day action plan identifies five priority areas: food affordability, tax harmonisation, completion of hig...