•Pensioners The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria is planning a nationwide naked protest to press home its demand for payment of its members’ outstanding pension increment arrears and palliative allowances. The coalition’s National Chairman, Mr Mukaila Ogunbote, made this known in a statement today in Lagos. Ogunbote is also the Chair...
•Bandits Nigerians in diaspora under the aegis of Save Nigeria Group USA, have rallied against the alleged killing of Christians in the country, calling on the US President, Donald Trump, to take immediate action against perpetrators of the religious freedom violations. The protesters, who thronged the US Capitol, yesterday, in solidarity to m...
Contractors have laid a coffin at the entrance of the Finance Ministry headquarters in Abuja. The contractors under the aegis of All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) started a non-stop protest at the ministry yesterday over debts being owed by the federal government, reports Daily Trust. They accused the federal government...
The Kebbi State Police Command has raised concern over intelligence reports suggesting that some groups and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are planning to stage a protest in response to the recent abduction from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga. In a statement issued today by the Command’s spokesman, Nafiu Abubakar,...
•Protest Tension has engulfed Danjanku, Dantashi and Dayi communities in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State, following a fresh attack by bandits that left one person dead and 17 others abducted, despite an existing peace deal between the criminals and the government. According to residents, the latest attack, which occurred on M...
•Leader of the protesters, Ahmed I. Suleiman, addressing journalists in front of the National Assembly gates today Fresh controversy over the stalled confirmation of President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Abdullahi Ramat, escalated today as scores of protesters stormed the National Asse...
•Ondo residents protest Residents of the Ijoka community, in the Akure South Local Council Area of Ondo State, shut down socio-economic activities today while protesting against the abandoned and deplorable state of the major road linking the community to other parts of the Akure metropolis. With the infuriated residents mounting barricades on...
•The protesting contractors Members of the Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria today staged a protest at the National Assembly gate in Abuja, demanding payment for completed projects. The contractors accused the federal government of failing to pay debts owed for projects executed, completed, and commissioned since 2024, despite repe...
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has concluded plans to introduce a new $11.50 levy on all international air tickets for inbound and outbound passengers, a move that could yield over $1bn in revenue over the next two decades, and has sparked concerns among operators. The new charge, classified as a security fee, is tagged the […]
•Protesters at the PDP national secretariat today A protest erupted today at Wadata Plaza in Abuja, the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, as supporters of the faction loyal to the PDP National Vice Chairman (North Central), Mohammed Abdulrahman, stormed the premises. The group, chanting solidarity songs, demanded that the N...

