Since #EndBadGovernance protest, which started on August 1, the prices of some perishable goods, such as fruits, vegetables, and some other items, have crashed by approximately 50%. Africa Health Report (AHR) survey sampled in some parts of Lagos has revealed. A group of protesters comprising coalition of youths and civil society organizations, had gathered in…
Freelance journalist Ayoola Babalola was among those arrested by security operatives in Abuja on Saturday during protests at the MKO Abiola National Stadium. The crackdown occurred as demonstrators gathered to demand an end to bad governance and economic hardship in Nigeria. Babalola, who posted about his arrest on his WhatsApp status, few moments after security…
Some Journalists covering the #ENDBADGOVERNANCE Hunger Protests in Abuja are being targeted by security operatives. Our Correspondent reports that chaos has erupted at Moshood Abiola Stadium as security forces opened Live ammunition on press men covering the protest. “In a shocking escalation of violence, journalists covering a protest at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in…
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) recently sounded the alarm over the alarming increase in prostate disorders among Nigerian men. According to the association, the number of cases has skyrocketed in recent years, with many men being diagnosed with prostate cancer, enlarged prostate, and other related conditions. The AMLSN attributed the rise…
At least nine people were killed by Nigerian security forces as protests escalated into clashes with police amid the country’s economic crisis, a rights group reported on Friday. The violence also resulted in the death of a police officer and injuries to several others, according to authorities. The situation further deteriorated when a bomb explosion…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has firmly rejected claims that it deliberately omitted Nigerian scholars’ names from a presidential bailout. The controversy centers on Kamal Adewole Saka, a Ph.D. candidate from Federal University, Oye Ekiti, who alleged that TETFund staff embezzled a portion of his scholarship funds. TETFund clarified that Saka’s tuition, amounting to…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has taken a firm stance against Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Bottling Company Limited for breaching consumer rights. Following an investigation initiated in June 2019, the FCCPC discovered that the companies had transitioned their Coke brand to non-nutritive sweeteners without adequately informing consumers. In a statement released…
As the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests enter the second day, human rights lawyer and counsel to Take-it-back movement, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has asked youths to suspend the demonstrations and embrace dialogue with the government. “Though the intention of the organisers was to achieve peaceful and well-coordinated protests, it would seem that fifth columnists and some angry…
Security agencies in the early hours of Thursday battled with protesters in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. But it is not immediately clear if the demonstrators are part of the #EndBadGovernance protesters that kicked off at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja. The protesters in the early hours of Thursday…
The Nigerian Army has said the individual in a viral video complaining about soldiers being poorly fed in Yobe State is not a military personnel. In the viral video, the man displayed the small portion of semo he received, lamenting that soldiers in Kanama, Yobe State, were being inadequately fed with poor meals. Reacting in…
