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Echoes of dissent: A decade of Nigerian protests and their economic consequences

Temitope Nlewemchi — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:58:42 +0000

Protest actions in Nigeria from 2015 to the present have played a significant role in the country’s socio-political landscape, highlighting the citizens’ reactions to various government policies and national issues. This period under review has witnessed various protests, including the prominent #EndSARS movement against police brutality and demonstrations addressing economic policies and the cost-of-living crisis. The #EndSARS protests, [...]

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Kogi State Police Command Assures of Adequate Security for Planned Protest

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:30:16 +0000

The Kogi State Police Command has assured protesters planning a nationwide protest on February 27 and 28, 2024, of adequate security during the period. The assurance was given by the Kogi State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya, in a statement on Monday night. He disclosed that Commissioner of Police Bethrand Onuoha, [...]

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Unpaid salaries: NLC to launch strike, protests in Imo Nov 1

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 19:00:03 +0000

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that it will begin street protests and industrial action on November 1st, 2023 in Owerri, the capital of the state of Imo, to force home its grievances over the alleged nonpayment of salary. In order to accomplish this goal, it has initiated a widespread mobilization of its members [...]

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Fuel subsidy: Kwara NLC joins nationwide protest

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:11:31 +0000

On Wednesday, labor unions and other stakeholders in Kwara State participated in the nationwide protest and strike action led by the national bodies of labor movements in the country in response to the sufferings brought on by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to remove the fuel subsidy. At before 9 a.m., the demonstrators had arrived [...]

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NLC Protest: Proposed palliative a deception – Kano NLC blasts Tinubu

Ifeanyi Nwagboso — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 08:08:01 +0000

The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) in Kano State has criticized the federal government’s attempt to mitigate the impact of removing the fuel subsidy as misleading. Two months into his presidency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already waged war on the masses with his unpopular policies, and our chapter has joined the statewide protest against him. [...]

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