Tag: Protest
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HARDSHIP: NLC to embark on two-day nationwide protest
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC,) says it will embarked on a two-day nationwide protest from Feb. 27 to Feb. 28, over the mounting economic hardship and insecurity in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, President of NLC said this at a news conference at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Friday in…
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Abuja nurses protest new certificate verification guidelines, restrictions by council
Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja chapter, on Monday, protested against the new verification certification guidelines released by the Nigeria and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The nurses expressed displeasure over what they described as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue career opportunities, asking the council…
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Video: Watch moment protesters block roads in Minna over high cost of living
Video has emerged showing the moment youths took to the streets in large numbers, blocking major roads in Minna, Niger state, protesting against the high cost of living in the country. It was reported that the rising cost of food items and poor government efforts to tackle the economic situation forced them to block roads…
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IBEDC faces mass protest over total blackout in Ibadan communities
Some communities in Ibadan have given Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) a seven-day ultimatum within which to restore their power supply or risk mass protest to its office.
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Protest erupts as NAWOJ FCT election ends in fracas
Saturday’s election of executives into vacant positions of the Abuja chapter of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) ended up in fracas.
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JUST IN: Protest rocks Nasarawa over Supreme Court judgement on guber dispute
Protesters take over Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, following the Supreme Court verdict which affirmed the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule in the March 18, 2023 election in the State.
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Rivers State: Teachers protest exclusion from N100,000 Christmas bonus
More than 100 primary and secondary school teachers in Rivers state on Friday, staged a protest at the Government House in Port Harcourt over alleged exclusion from the N100,000 Christmas bonus approved for civil servants by Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
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Protesters demand site for Lagos market
Civil society organisations and traders from Orilowo Perishable Food Market, Agboyi-Ketu, Lagos on Thursday, conducted a peaceful protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly to clarify the status of the site of the market.
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Students’ protest: ATBU postpones resumption date
The management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, has postponed the undergraduate students’ resumption date to Jan. 7, 2024.
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Wike reacts to protest calling for his resignation, removal as FCT Minister
Former Rivers state governor and current Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has reacted to calls and protest from some persons calling for his resignation or removal from office.