HUNGER PROTEST: Business Centres Locked, Deserted in Lagos By Zeenat Sambo Traders in many parts of Lagos State have locked up their businesses as protesters begin demonstration at the government Secretariat in the Alausa Area of the state today. As of the time of filing this report,...

'Tinubu Should Agree to Our Demands Else Protest Continues'  Protesters of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria have said the protests would continue unless President Bola Tinubu meets their demands. They called on the president to do the needful and the protests would be immediately called off. Addressing journalists in Abuja,...

PRNigeria Poll Finds Nigerians Split on Participation As there is growing anxiety over a proposed nationwide protest in Nigeria scheduled for August 1, 2024, PRNigeria conducted an opinion poll on its WhatsApp platform for three days to gauge public sentiment on the matter. The impending nationwide...

Monopolistic Oligarchies: The Tale of Dangote of Nigeria and Ambani of India By Yushau A Shuaib Weblink: https://yashuaib.com/2024/07/dangote-nigeria-ambani-india/ The politics of monopoly and oligarchy are familiar phenomena in Nigeria and beyond. During General Abacha's military rule in the 1990s, while working at the Federal Ministry of Finance,...

FEC orders NNPC to sell crude to Dangote, others in Naira President Bola Tinubu has directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming refineries in Naira. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga,...

Minimum Wage: Tinubu Signs Bill Into Law President Bola Tinubu has signed the new National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Bill 2024 into law which is reviewable every three years. President Tinubu signed the Bill midway into the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. Senate President Godswill Akpabio...