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In response to the escalating economic challenges gripping the nation, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to swiftly initiate the importation of essential food items to alleviate the burden of soaring food prices nationwide. Addressing the press during a conference on Monday, February 26, 2024, in Abuja, TUC President Festus Osifo […]
On Monday, residents of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, took to the streets to voice their discontent over the steep increase in the cost of living and the overall economic situation. Gathered around the Mokola area, protesters wielded placards emblazoned with messages such as ‘End food price surge and inflation,’ ‘Open borders Now’, ‘The […]
President Bola Tinubu has called for an emergency meeting with Governors of the Federation, convening at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Present at the meeting are Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FTC), and Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The agenda of the meeting […]
Amidst soaring inflation rates, Ibrahim Wambai, a member of the Zamfara House of Assembly representing Gusau 1, has stepped in to support the struggling family of Malam Ibrahim, his wife Rashida, and their six children. The family, captured in a viral video posted on social media via Maibiredi TV Channel consuming ‘Potato Leaves’ due to […]
In response to recent remarks by Governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Federal Government has criticized their comparison of Nigeria’s economic challenges to that of Venezuela. The Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, accused the PDP governors of misleading the public and playing political games rather than focusing on addressing the nation’s issues. The PDP […]
25 individuals, including a 30-year-old woman named Aisha Jibrin, have been apprehended by the Niger State Police Command for their involvement in a protest against the high cost of living in Minna, the state capital. Aisha, alongside two other women, Fatima Aliyu, aged 57, and Fatima Isyaku, aged 43, were among those detained by the […]
The spread of protests against the Tinubu-led government to Kogi State reflects the escalating discontent among Nigerians regarding the soaring costs of essential commodities. Market traders in Lokoja took to the streets to voice their grievances, highlighting the detrimental impact of high prices on their businesses. Market women and men staged a massive protest, decrying […]
Amid mounting protests across Nigeria over economic hardship and worsening insecurity, the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC) of politicizing the grievances of the populace. In Minna, the capital of Niger State, youths and women took to the streets to voice their frustration with the severe economic […]
The Senate has announced its intention to question the Service Chiefs on Wednesday and Thursday regarding the nation’s security challenges. Senator Tokunbo Abiru, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions, disclosed this postponement while addressing journalists on Tuesday. The planned interface with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi […]
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), on Tuesday, expressed deep concern over the continuous rise in prices of essential commodities in Nigeria, and sought urgent intervention by the government. The coalition, in a statement signed by its national coordinator, Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, lamented that the soaring costs of food items and other necessities have left […]