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Ahead of the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest, Abuja residents have started stockpiling their homes with food and medicines, The Guardian has learnt. Organisers of the planned protest, billed for August 1 to 10, insist that it is aimed at addressing both economichardships and longstanding systemic issues, such as corruption. A cross-section of residents in the Federal Capital Territory told The Guardian …

A Lagos High Court has restricted protesters taking part in the proposed August 1 nationwide protest to the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota, and Peace Park in Ketu area of Lagos State. The court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Ogundare gave the restriction on Tuesday following a preemptive exparte application filed the state Attorney -General and Commissioner for Justice, …

In a bid to cushion the effect of the inflationary trend in Nigeria, the Federal Government, through the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has suspended import duties and taxes on some items to make them more affordable for Nigerians. Disclosing this Tuesday, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, said that the government was committed to addressing the …

Ahead of the planned nationwide protest starting August 1, the Federal Government has declared all its 256 custodial centers across the country as “red zones” whose sanctity must not be violated. Controller General of Corrections (CGC) Hailey Nababa issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. It reads, “In view of the purported national protest scheduled to be …

Telecoms giant, MTN, has shut all its stores and service centres across Nigeria. The Nation gathered that the decision was due to the vandalisation of the company’s offices by aggrieved customers whose lines were disconnected in line with the government’s NIN-SIM linkage policy. On Monday, a group of angry customers had pulled down the fence at an MTN Nigeria office in …

The Catholic Bishops of the Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province on Tuesday told President Bola Tinubu, the State Governors and Local Government chairpersons across the country that lack of prompt response to the distress calls of Nigerians about dire hunger, outrageous living costs, persistent insecurity, and failed promises, among other factors, prompted the current agitations. This was contained in a communiqué released …

Ahead of the proposed nationwide protest, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has directed Force Tactical Commanders to withdraw personnel from non-essential duties, prioritise public order, and ensure sufficient armed personnel to be on standby for easy mobilisation in case of any eventuality. The IGP gave the directive at the weekend during an emergency meeting with Commanders …

Back in May, Amos Hochstein, US President Joe Biden’s point-man for keeping a lid on tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, spoke in a webinar. “What I worry about every single day,” he said, “is that a miscalculation or an accident… hits a bus full of children, or hits another kind of civilian target, that could force the political system in either country to retaliate in a …

Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has affirmed that citizens have the right to protest and that no one can stop them from doing so. Ngelale made this statement during an interview on the TVC programme “Politics on Sunday” with Femi Akande, addressing concerns about the government’s stance on the peaceful protests planned for …

The Federal Ministry of Education has instructed all Vice – Chancellors of universities nationwide to ensure the protection of their staff, students, and infrastructure in anticipation of the upcoming nationwide protest scheduled for August 1 – 10 over economic hardships. In a circular on Monday by Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Dr. Chris Maiyaki universities were …