The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has said its members are not involved in trying to frustrate the proposed nationwide protest by barring subscriber lines or restricting internet access. The ALTON Chairman, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday night...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, is mobilising Abuja youths and other stakeholders against joining the planned Aug. 1 to 10 nationwide protests over hunger and hardship. Speaking during a ministerial engagement with FCT youths from Abuja South Federal Constituency, in Kwali Area Council...
Barely 72 hours to the nationwide mass protest against economic hardship in the country, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Governorship Candidate in the last election in Kogi State, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka has urged citizens to exercise restraint and patience to allow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to address...
The Nigeria Youths for Atiku (NYFA), a support group for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition says President Bola Tinubu can address the nation and reverse some policies to ease protest threat. The President of NYFA, Prof. Gold Emmanuel, said this in a statement signed by the group’s...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has outlined conditions for some Nigerians who want to use the Eagle Square for the Aug. 1 nationwide protest. Wike gave the conditions during a town hall meeting in Abuja on Saturday, to dissuade FCT residents from...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Despite declaring support for Nigerians on all the reasons given for the proposed planned nationwide protest slated to commence 1st August, 2024, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has however appealed against the protest. CAN in a statement signed by its National President,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia– The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Nasarawa State chapter, has said it would not take part in the proposed protest against bad governance in Nigeria. Similarly, students and youths in the state said they would not be part of the protest scheduled to hold...
A Lagos APC Chieftain, Mr Taofeek Adaranijo, on Saturday urged Nigerian youths to reconsider the proposed nationwide protest to avoid its hijack by hoodlums to cause violence. The APC chieftain said that Lagos could not afford to an experience similar to 2020 EndSARS protest hijacked by hoodlums...
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...
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...