BY CHIKA OKEKE, Abuja Worried by the wobbly inflation rate, a non-governmental organisation, MAMA Centre has demanded for specialised empowerment for women and rightsholders across all sectors of the economy. The request followed the rising cost of general goods and services, and the negative impact on rightsholders and female-headed households. News Rider reports that as at April 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed that the inflation rate rose to 33.69 percent compared to March 2024 inflation rate of 33.20 percent. The Executive Director of MAMA Centre, Chioma Kanu said over the weekend in Abuja, that women including the rightsholders have been marginalised in all spheres of the economy, as many resorted to poorly-paid employment with little rewards and other benefits. Rightsholders constitute the vulnerable and socio-economic deprived group, whose families live below poverty line, estimated at $1.90 per person per day in the 2019 World...
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