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The protest, the human rights activist said, was going to be massive, which has been selected for August 1st to 10th. Human rights activist and convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, said on Wednesday that upcoming nationwide ‘Day of Rage’ protest against exacerbating hunger in Nigeria is going to …

The slash was announced through the Federal Ministry of Education, and it was attributed to the adjustment to current economic crises in Nigeria. The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has announced a slash of 12.7% in allowances for Nigerians on scholarship abroad who are currently stranded in Russia, Morocco, Algeria, …

it was earlier reported that Tinubu urged Nigerian youths to call off their planned protest and wait for the government to address their concerns. The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday morning to address the imminent nationwide protest tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria set for August 1. …

Some of the leaders of the groups at the press conference   Members of the Bureau of African Labour Human and Democratic Rights (BALHADER), as well as the Center for the Defence of Human Rights Democratic in Africa (CDHRDA) and the wrongly disengaged Over 5000 Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria …

The Katsina government has set UP a seven-member committee to investigate reports of alleged torture of people by the personnel of the state’s Hisbah Board. The State Government set up the committee against the backdrop of a viral video allegedly showing personnel of the board torturing individuals. The Secretary to …

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said prices of beans, tomatoes, irish potatoes, garri, yam and other food items witnessed significant price increases in June 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for June 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report said that the …

The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has further bolstered the growth of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) within the Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem by facilitating direct interface between investors-ready tech innovators and potential investors, thereby offering qualified techpreneurs opportunity to secure financing deals during the just-concluded annual flagship tech event, …

The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has described the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway as part of the Federal Government’s priority projects. Umahi said this on Sunday while addressing newsmen after inspecting the Aba section of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway. He also Port Harcourt Road, Aba and other federal roads undergoing …

The group accused Governor Oborevwori of creating ‘artificial kings right on the land owned by Itsekiri people’. APan-Yoruba group, O’odua Nationalist Coalition (ONAC) has asked President Bola Tinubu’s administration to caution Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori over alleged collaboration with some ethnic nationalities in the state to forcefully take territories …

The Lagos State Government has served contravention notice on over 200 property owners and occupiers in Òkun Ajah Waterfront scheme by in Eti Osa LGA, over encroachment on government land. A seven-day ultimatum was also issued to all the affected property owners and occupiers in this area encroaching on government …