Dr Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, has joined other Nigerians to appeal to the organisers of the proposed nationwide hunger protest to shelve it. Ekpemupolo, a High Chief in Ijaw land, while appealing on Saturday in Warri, observed that the protest might cause more harm than good to...
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The Federal Government has tightened security at all the nations borders ahead of the planned nationwide protests scheduled for Aug. 1. Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, (NIS), Kemi Nandap, said this in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Kenneth Udo on Saturday in Abuja....
JBy PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council, has urged the Federal Government to shift its focus from palliatives to agriculture ahead of the planned August 1st protest by Nigerian youths over hunger and the high cost of goods and services. This...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has pledged not to get involved in the planned protest scheduled for Aug. 1, over hardship in the country. The National President of NANS, Lucky Emonefe, disclosed this in a meeting with the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, in Abuja...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Commandant-General (CG), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Ahmed Audi, has cautioned citizens against vandalising Critical National Infrastructure ahead of the proposed Aug. 1 protest. The NSCDC Public Relations Officer (PRO), Mr Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday...
The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Rep. Philip Agbese has said the lawmakers will reduce the current hardship and hunger in the country. Agbese said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. NAN reports that Agbese spoke following...
A former two-term Lagos lawmaker of Igbo extraction, Mr Jude Idimogu, has urged Nigerian youths not to set the country on fire with the proposed nationwide protest. Idimogu, who represented Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, made the appeal in an interview with...
President Bola Tinubu has allayed fears of manipulation by any interest group in the ongoing economic reforms by his government. He said his campaign was self-sponsored, without strings, or indebtedness to any individual or institution. The President, who received a delegation of Islamic leaders led by Sheikh...
President Bola Tinubu has said the nation’s economy is on a gradual but steady path of recovery and assures citizens that his administration will do more to meet their needs. The President said this in a meeting with traditional rulers led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to Nigerians, especially the youths, to shun the planned nationwide protest. Oyintiloye urged Nigerians to continue to keep faith in President Bola Tinubu-led administration in its ability to revamp the economy. The...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Some Civil Society Groups, under the aegis of Concerned Civil Society Organizations in Kogi State, have called on Nigerians especially the youths in the state not to take part in the planned nationwide protests in Nigeria, slated for 1st August, 2024. Addressing Journalists...
beg Nigerians to shelve planned protest The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has appealed to Nigerians to shelve the planned protest against President Bola Tinubu-led government slated for Aug. 1 to Aug. 10. The PGF is a partisan organisation for the All Progressive Congress with the mandate to drive policy...
President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday appealed to Nigerian youths to shelve their plans to carry out protests. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, disclosed this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with the President. According to Idris, the President does not see...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described the planned national protest dated August 1 as politically induced. Wike stated this on Tuesday in Abuja during an inspection tour of the Apo Karshi Road, saying the planned protest is to divert the attention of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged President Bola Tinubu to engage in dialogue with the leaders of a planned nationwide protest against the prevailing hardship in the country. It specifically called on the President to invite the protest leaders for a meeting...
The Federal Government has tasked Nigerian workers and citizens on improve productivity, saying such push would improve living standards of the people across the country. The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, gave the charge while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of...
A presidential aide, Mr Bayo Onanuga, has accused supporters of Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, of planning protests across the country. Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, who was emphatic that Obi’s supporters were planning to stage...
Youths group, Coalition of Concerned Northern Youths and Students has distanced itself from participating in the upcoming plan nationwide protest. The National Coordinator of the Coalition, Jibril Bello made this known during a news conference on Wednesday in Kano. According to him, the association took the unanimous decision...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has urged citizens of the state to shun ideas of protest resulting from the hardships faced in the country. The governor said that the hike in the prices of food and other commodities was temporary and assured that...
Bu EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Ahead of the coming Nationwide protest against the economic hardship in the country, the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has endorsed the protest, describing It as timely in the interest of the Nigerian masses Speaking with news men in Abuja on...