I set my alarm clock for this morning to ensure that I did not miss President Bola Tinubu’s impatiently awaited address to the nation on the current unrest across the nation. His outline of government’s remedial action since inception, aimed at warding off just such an outbreak, will undoubtedly receive expert and sustained attention both […]
Tension was palpable across Nigeria on Thursday as the much-anticipated #EndBadGovernance protests took place in almost all 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In an attempt to curb looting, violence, and other after-effects of the protests, the governments of Kano, Borno, Yobe, Katsina, and Nasarawa states imposed curfews in […]
Amnesty International has called for an investigation into the killing of 13 protesters by security personnel across Nigeria. In a public statement on Friday, the global humanitarian organisation listed the states where the killings occurred. The group reported that six people were killed in Suleja, Niger State, with dozens severely injured. In Maiduguri, four people […]
Representatives of Nigeria’s banking sector met with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja to seek clarifications on the recently imposed windfall levy. The delegation included Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu; and Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has instructed officers nationwide to “deal decisively” with arsonists and troublemakers as youths begin #EndBadGovernance protests against hunger and economic hardship across the country from Thursday, 1 August 2024. In a statement personally signed on the eve of the nationwide protests, the police chief noted that the […]
The proposed nationwide protests against alleged bad governance by President Bola Tinubu’s administration have divided the nation, with support from northern leaders and opposition from the Niger Delta. Some state governments, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have obtained court orders restricting the movement of protesters. Prominent northern leaders, including Professor Usman Yusuf, Hajia Najatu […]
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the disbursement of a total of N1.17 billion to 20,000 students across five public tertiary institutions that applied for the loan. This was disclosed by NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Sawyerr mentioned that an additional institution would be included […]
Veteran Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress, Ms Onyeka Onwenu, has passed away. Ms Onwenu reportedly died on Tuesday evening at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli. An eyewitness at the party confirmed the sad news to TheNiche. “It is very sad. Onyeka Onwenu had just performed […]
Organisers of the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide demonstrations, scheduled for August, have rejected a proposal by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, for confined protests. At a meeting with the organisers on Tuesday, the IGP suggested that protests be held in specific locations and advised against street rallies. “It is not advisable to go […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery and other local refineries in Naira and not in United States dollars. Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) boss, Zack Adedeji, disclosed this after a FEC meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on […]
