A Kano State Mobile Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of 632 protesters for alleged vandalism of public and government properties during the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. The defendants are charged with criminal conspiracy, theft, unlawful assembly, inciting disturbance, trespass, and mischief by fire. The court was presided over by three senior judicial officers: Senior Magistrate Ibrahim […]

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, has expressed hope the suspension of duties and taxes on imported food items over some time will help reduce food prices. Adeniyi stated that his service is dedicated to implementing the policy as outlined by the government. He spoke at the security heads’ meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Adeniyi […]

The Federal Government has concluded plans to sell a 50kg bag of rice at N40,000 to public servants to alleviate the food crisis in the nation and its effects on Nigerians. This was disclosed in a letter from the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, signed by the Director of Human Resources of […]

Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, has assured the people of the state that his administration will not allow the ongoing nationwide protest against bad governance, tagged #EndBadGovernmentinNigeria, to escalate. The assurance was coming following the escalation in Azare, headquarters of Katagum LGA, where the protesters went violent, vandalised the Government House Annex, the […]

strong earnings prospects from the new refinery GCR Ratings (GCR) has affirmed the national scale long-term and short-term issuer ratings of AA+(NG) and A1+(NG) respectively accorded to Dangote Industries Limited (DIL). In its recent report, it also affirmed the national scale long-term issue rating of AA+(NG) accorded to each of Dangote Industries Funding Plc’s Series […]

Police officers face off with protesters during the ‘Enough is Enough’ demonstration called by far-right activists in Bristol on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Justin Tallis / AFP) With Agency report Countries including Nigeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and Canada have warned their citizens against traveling to the United Kingdom following violent riots across the country. […]

#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters in Abuja on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Photo: Olukayode Jaiyeola The second half of 2024 has been greeted by protests in many countries worldwide. The peculiarity of peaceful protests becoming violent is usually affiliated with Africa, but it has taken an upturn in recent months, extending to Europe and Asia. The recent protests […]

Motorists queue for fuel at a filling station in Abuja The queues at filling stations for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, may subside this week as PMS loading has resumed in Lagos depots. Our correspondent reported on Saturday that the depot owners decided not to open for business because of the hunger protest that […]