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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…
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The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Friday, described the extent of the destruction that followed the #EndBadGovernance protest as crazy, pointing out that the military will intervene if necessary. At the press conference in the nation’s capital Abuja, Musa issued a stern warning to looters exploiting the #EndBadGovernance protests, urging them…
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The Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) has announced the postponement of its 2024 examination. The board’s registrar, Prof. Ademola Adeleke, made the announcement in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. According to him, the postponement is in view of security concerns in some states across the country, following the ongoing #EndBadGovernance…