Nigerians in urban areas may have returned to the most affordable cooking fuels – charcoal and firewood, due to the increase in the price of cooking gas. Charcoal and firewood were used by mostly the locals and people living in…
64th Independence: We can overcome our challenges, Jonathan tells Nigerians
As Nigeria marks its 64th Independence Day today, former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on Nigerians to unite to overcome their challenges. In a statement posted on his X platform (formerly Twitter), Jonathan acknowledged the economic hardships Nigerians are facing…
Why we blocked N83bn traced to sponsors of #EndBadGovernance protest – FG
Not less than N83 billion in cryptocurrency and fiat money channeled towards the just concluded #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests has been traced. Daily Trust reports that protest against hunger and hardship came to an end last Saturday after 10 days. According…
Hardship: FG reveals how workers can buy subsidised 50kg rice at N40K
In a bid to alleviate the ongoing food crisis in Nigeria, the Federal Government has announced plans to sell a 50kg bag of rice at a subsidised rate of N40,000 to public servants. The initiative aims to mitigate the impact…
Hardship: Kano residents pray for peace, economic growth, stability
Worried by the current economic hardship and security challenges in the country, residents of Kano gathered on Monday to pray for peace, economic growth and stability. The prayer session which was held in various locations including Western Bypass, Hotoro, Charanchi…
Nationwide protest: Police fire tear gas at protesters in Lekki Toll gate
On Thursday morning, policemen tear-gassed defiant protesters at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos. These protesters carried placards expressing their dissatisfaction with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, marching against hunger and hardship across Nigeria. Protesters gathered at the Lekki Tollgate during the…
Protest: Yobe Gov’t orders closure of schools
Yobe State Government has directed all primary and secondary schools in the state to shut down and academic activities from 31 July over the planned nationwide protest on hardship and hunger scheduled to commence on August 1, 2024. The directive…
Hardship: Makinde joins labour protest in Oyo, says there’s hunger, anger in the land
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, joined Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC protesters in the state in raising agitation about the deteriorating economic situation in the country. The governor said hardship and poverty have reached alarming levels, with many unable…
Gospel or gossip; depends on who’s preaching it
Two videos got me wondering; one was a drama that took place in a Redeemed Christian church where a pastor, while on the altar preaching, was called out as a fraud by the woman he got pregnant and ran off…
Nigerians protest in Lagos over high cost of living
Nigerians rounded off the week as they trooped to the street on Saturday to stage a peaceful protest in Lagos over the rising cost of living ravaging the country. The protesters who are said to be market women and men…