The #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters have accused President Bola Tinubu of ordering the killings of protesters in Kano, Abuja

With over N1 trillion loss suffered by stock market investors in July, shareholders have urged the Federal Government to create grant incentives to listed firms to halt the slide.

My fellow Nigerians, I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would be fulfilled.…

Some perishable food prices have crashed by about 50 per cent amid the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The protest, with the hashtag #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria, is planned to end on August 10. It is aimed at calling the Federal Government’s attention to the economic hardship facing Nigerians. Some traders and…

Politicians in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, have resorted to recruiting thugs to protect their private properties from being vandalised by hoodlums in the ongoing nationwide "hunger protest." The Guardian, who monitored the situation around the houses of the politicians, observed that the hoodlums in their numbers were seen milling around these properties.…

Nigeria prepared for nationwide protests over the cost of living on Thursday, with authorities warning about attempts to copy the violent demonstrations in Kenya that forced the government to backtrack on new taxes. Africa's most populous country is struggling with soaring inflation and a sharply devalued naira currency after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu introduced reforms…

Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, representing the Labour Party, has urged the Nigerian government to engage with protesters and listen to their grievances. Obi, a former Anambra State Governor, made this call during a courtesy visit to Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, ahead of the nationwide protest scheduled for August.…

Worried by possible attacks on marketplaces during the planned mass protest, the Kano business community at the weekend constituted a special security squad to protect markets and businesses in the state. This proactive measure against attempted criminal acts by hoodlums comes even as the Patriotic Elders Forum of Nigeria, a non-political group, urged those behind…

Over 3 million members of the Women for Peace, Security, and Social Inclusion Initiative (WPSSI) gathered at Eagle Square, Abuja, on Saturday to announce the suspension of the planned nationwide protest. The event aimed to counter the scheduled protest from August 1 to August 10, 2024, and offer peaceful solutions to the country's challenges. READ…

Nigeria's armed forces and DSS security agency on Thursday warned against Kenya-style violence in protests planned for next week over soaring costs of living, saying the military would stop any attempts to create "anarchy". While Kenya has been rocked by deadly protests that forced the government to repeal new taxes, Nigeria has seen little unrest…