•House of Representatives The House of Representatives today rescinded its earlier decision on Clause 60 (3) adopting the version passed by the Senate which allowed both electronic and manual transmission of results. The approval came amidst protest from opposition lawmakers who staged a walk from chambers, chanting “APC, ole”! APC, ole!, repo...
Academic and commercial activities were paralysed today at Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo (RUGIPO) as workers staged a protest over the alleged refusal of the Ondo State government to implement the new national minimum wage. The protesting workers, under the umbrellas of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP) and the Academi...
•Some of the protesters Some group of protesters stormed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in Abuja, ahead of the arrival of Malam Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State. While some of the protesters demonstrated in favour of the former governor, others asked the anti-graft agency to grill him well, repo...
•University of Benin main gate Entrance of the Ekheuan Campus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) was blocked this morning by the students of the university over power outage and lack of water for the past three days. The students who came out as early 6:30 am to express their grievances through protest, left workers […]
•The protesters Members of the National Union of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) are currently occupying the NAFDAC office complex in Isolo, Lagos, to protest the agency’s refusal to comply with alleged federal government’s directive to suspend enforcement of the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets. T...
•Aisha Yesufu protesting Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has renewed calls for mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results, while questioning the deployment of soldiers to protests at the National Assembly in Abuja. Yesufu spoke today at the protest ground in Abuja, where demonstrators gathered under the “Occupy Nation...
•President of the Nigerian Union in South Africa, Smart Nwobi The Nigerian community in South Africa has threatened to embark on a protest to demand justice for a Nigerian national, Emeka Uzor, who was reportedly shot dead during an anti-drug operation in Gauteng, a suburban region of Johannesburg. Uzor was reportedly killed at about 3pm [&hel...
•Bandits Residents of Danhonu II community in New Millennium City, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis, today protested against what they described as recurring attacks and kidnappings by bandits in the area. The protest followed the abduction of seven persons during an attack on the community at about 11.30 pm yesterday, reports ThisDay. The aggrie...
•One of the protesters Protesters today converged on the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja for the “Occupy National Assembly” protest. The protest is against the backdrop of the Senate’s position on the electronic transmission of election results. There was a heavy security presence at the scene, with personnel drawn from the Nigeria ...
•Police The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Police Force has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), FCT Council, to reconsider and reschedule its planned peaceful protest scheduled for today, Tuesday, February 3, 2026, citing security concerns within the Federal Capital City. The protest, which is expected to hold ...
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