The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka Anite has said around N52 billion worth of goods were destroyed in the ongoing EndBadGovernance protest while the death toll had reached 21. The Minister in a post shared on her official X handle, lamented damages caused by the protests and the deaths, noted that the lootings from the protest are a setback to businesses and entrepreneurs across the country. “The loss of lives during...

Seven Polish nationals, six students and a lecturer from the University of Warsaw, were detained by security operatives in Kano State during the ten-day protests over high cost of living tagged #EndBadGovernance. The group was detained on Monday, 5th August “because of where they were found during the protests and for displaying foreign flags,” according to Peter Afunanya, spokesperson of the Department of State Services. During the protests which began on 1st August and ended...

The Gombe State Governor Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya has commended the Nigerian Air Force, (NAF) 109 Combat Reconnaissance Group for their swift reaction in quelling the recent cases of looting and theft that accompanied the last civic protest. Yahaya who made the commendation while interfacing with the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar in Gombe,  noted that the commitment of NAF and other security agencies in subduing the various security challenges...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the Dangote refinery as a significant private sector project positioned to meet the country’s energy and foreign exchange needs. In a post via X on Saturday, Atiku urged Nigerians to resist any internal and external forces that want to prevent the country from benefiting from the refinery. “Each parent eagerly awaiting the arrival of a child will dutifully undertake the necessary measures to ensure that the nurturing and...