Violent protests and other forms of reactions are witnessed in some areas as many Nigerians kick against the Naira notes swap policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Sporadic gun shots were heard along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway as the situation worsens. In lbadan, the Oyo State capital, residents again expressed their displeasure on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Imo State held a peaceful protest on Tuesday to address the increasing cases of attacks, killings, and kidnappings in the state. The demonstration was in response to the recent killing of Nnaemeka Ugboma, the Chairman of the Customary Court in Ejemekwuru, in Oguta Local Government Area who was murdered while on duty in his …

One person was reportedly shot following a riot on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital over the scarcity of the new Naira notes. The Naira crisis sparked violent protests in parts of the country on Tuesday as most bank branches hurriedly shut down operations. A First Bank branch was torched in Ogun State during the protest in which a …

Hundreds of people protested in Senegal’s capital on Friday to call for legal action after a report by a public spending watchdog revealed alleged misuse of Covid relief funds, an AFP journalist saw. Shouting slogans, the crowd heeded a call by about a dozen civil society organisations to demonstrate in a Dakar square. Police were deployed around the square for …