Year: 2024
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10 takeaways from Tinubu’s broadcast on #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest
Punch Newspaper President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed the nation on Sunday, August 4, 2024, amid ongoing protests across Nigeria. The nationwide protest, which commenced on Thursday, August 1, was in response to the hardship experienced by citizens in the country. No fewer than 17 people were reportedly killed by security agents, who also arrested many…
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NYSC Gives HND Graduates Condition To Partake in 1-year Mandatory Service
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned that graduates of polytechnics and monotechnics without evidence of mandatory one-year Industrial Training (IT) will not participate in national service. The NYSC Coordinator in Lagos State, Mrs Yetunde Baderinwa, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. Baderinwa said…
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Protests: President Tinubu To Address Nigerians
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Sunday, Tomorrow, address the nation by 7:00 am. His Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale announced this on Saturday. The statement reads partly: “Television, radio, and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to plug into the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA)…
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EndBadGovernance: TELECOS Gives Reasons Behind Internet Disruption
Following reactions by internet users over poor network in the country, the Nigerian telecom providers have attributed the country’s recent internet disruptions to cable cuts by hoodlums during the #EndBadGovernance protests. This explanation comes after accusations from various organisations that some network providers deliberately interfered with the network to restrict coverage of the demonstrations. Speaking…
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Naira Appreciates at Official, Parallel Market Against U.S Dollar
The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1, 580 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,595 per dollar on Wednesday. Similarly, the Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,570 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,570 per dollar from N1,608.73 per…
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Protest: 157 Suspected Looters Arrested in Kano
Kano State Police Command has announced the arrest of 157 suspects in connection with the destruction of property and looting during the nationwide hardship protest in the state. The Nigeria Police Force revealed this on its verified Facebook page while giving updates on the protest across the country. The update from Kano stated that at…
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Protest: Police Officer Murdered, Other Officers Injured – IGP
The inspector-general of police (IGP),Kayode Egbetokun says a police officer was murdered on Thursday during the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests. Speaking in Abuja at a briefing, Egbetokun said some police officers were also injured while some stations were razed by hoodlums who disguised as protesters. “In light of the current situation, the Nigeria Police Force has…
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IGP Enlightens Police Officers On How To Handle Protesters
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has directed police officers to ensure that proactive measures are in place to ensure that the planned protests do not turn into violent confrontations as Nigeria cannot afford to record any at this period. The IGP made this known on Wednesday while addressing a virtual conference with…
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ASUU, ASUP State Positions on #EndBadGovernance Protest
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and its sister union in the Polytechnic, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics ASUP, have distanced, themselves from the planned nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest, commencing tomorrow, August 1. Both unions told The ICIR in separate interviews that lectures would continue in their respective institutions and would not be involved…
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Music Icon, Onyeka Onwenu, dies at 72
One of the Nigeria’s finest singer and songwriter, Onyeka Onwenu, has passed away shortly after performing at a birthday party in Lagos. The music icon, affectionately known as the ‘Elegant Stallion,’ reportedly collapsed at a private function and was later pronounced dead at Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lagos. Sources close to the family confirmed…