As Nigerians stage protests across the nation to voice their concerns about economic hardship and difficulties, an unnamed man chose to go naked to protest in Lagos State on Thursday. In a viral video circulating on social media, the man could be seen naked and walking the street of Ojota, among other protesters, and singing “Solidarity forever“. Nationwide protest have …

Groups of Nigerians have poured into the streets in major cities across the nation to protest against economic hardship despite the government’s last-minute push to prevent the demonstration. There were also counter-marches by pro-government groups. Inflation has reached 34 per cent owing majorly to the twin policies of subsidy removal and floating of the naira. That has pushed the cost …

The Coalition of Concerned Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria, comprising more than 100 ethnic nationality groups with millions of members, has said that it has decided to pull out of the planned nationwide protests following the intervention of key stakeholders, including former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim. Anyim, a foundation member of the Peoples Democratic Party, had recently defected to …

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, and other leaders in the Agege area of Lagos met on Wednesday emphasising the need for unity, resilience and patience as the country anticipates a nationwide protest. The leaders also met with various youth groups in the area reminding them that President Bola Tinubu is working to …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on those planning to stage what is tagged, #Endbadgovernment protest in the state to shelve their plans and embrace dialogue with the Government for their concerns to be resolved. In a 20-minute address on Wednesday at the Governor’s Office in Alausa, Sanwo-Olu said there was no need for the protest, stressing that …

The Arewa Community and Traders in Lagos State have distanced themselves from the proposed national protests and urged all their members not to partake in an exercise they regard as “sponsored protests”  by “faceless groups and individuals”. They said they are totally against the proposed national protest, scheduled to start on Thursday, because “we believe we don’t need any national …

The Senate has called on organisers of the proposed #Endbadgovernance protests, slated to commence on Thursday, to give President Bola Tinubu more time to allow his policies to yield desired results. The Senate said on Wednesday that one year is too short for the President’s economic and social policies to take root and yield results. At plenary after its executive …

Reduce Protest To One Day, Adegboruwa Tells Youths The #EndBadGovernance protests which is gaining momentum on social media is slated to be held from August 1 to 10. A lawyer to some of the organisers of the planned hardship protest, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has appealed to the protesters to reduce the protest to one day or a maximum of three …