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Broadcast by His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the nationwide strike Date: Sunday, 4th August, 2024 My fellow Nigerians, 1. 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. …

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday urged protesters in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests to cease demonstrations and create space for dialogue. READ ALSO: Protest: Governor Yusuf eases curfew in Kano The President, who conveyed this in a national broadcast to the people, said, “In a situation like this, I appeal to the demonstrators and the organizers of the action to postpone …

Claiming:Nigeria’s economy loses N500 billion in one day as a result of the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests. The indictment: Misleading. Economists are just making predictions; there is no credible record to show that the Nigerian economy has suffered a loss of N500 billion due to the hunger protests across the country. Full Text: Recent media reports claim that the Nigerian economy …

Despite a court order restricting protesters from #EndBadGovernance protests at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, security agencies on Saturday took action to disperse them from the court-granted protest site. Officers of the Department of State Security (DSS) and police fired tear gas at protesters gathered at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. Black-clad and masked DSS officers arrived at the …

President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians on the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests on Sunday morning. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, called on all electronic media outlets in the country to tune into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of …

Investors in the Nigerian equity market enjoyed mixed feelings on the trading week on the NGX floor after a loss of N107 billion in the just-ended trading week. The exchange posted losses on three of the five trading days and made gains on two trading days as equity markets felt the impact of the #EndBadGovernance protests at the time. Market …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Defense Ministry spokesman claims his troops killed 572 Nigerian terrorists in July The Defense Headquarters claimed on Friday that troops deployed to the area of ​​operations had killed 572 suspected terrorists in July. Read more 2. Amnesty Int’l claims 13 #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters killed on first day Amnesty International …

Nigeria’s equity market reversed a multi-day downtrend as investors gained N219 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This follows the growth in share prices of stocks such as MAY&BAKER, OKOMU OIL and OANDO, among others, on the trading floor today. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization rose to N55.5 trillion from N55.2 trillion …

Amnesty International said on Friday that 13 protesters were allegedly killed by security forces across Nigeria, on the first day of #EndBadGovernance protests across the country. The human rights body condemned the killing and called the incident “unjustified and unacceptable.” Isa Sanusi, Country Director, stated this in a statement on Friday. “Nigerian authorities must investigate this incident impartially and effectively …

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has drawn the ire of Netizens for calling Nigerians ‘desperate losers’ in his reaction to the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests that shut down several cities yesterday. Abiodun got into the bad books of Nigerians during an interview session on Channels Television on Friday when he made comments that many said were like rubbing salt in the …