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BREAKING: Nigerians Continue March In Oyo, Rivers States In Day 7 Of #EndBadGovernance Protests

5 months ago754 min

Thousands of Nigerians gathered on the streets of Ibadan, Oyo State and Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Wednesday morning, continuing the nationwide protests against poor governance and economic hardship that have been sweeping the country.     In a series of tweets made by the Take-It-Back Movement, the large crowds of demonstrators were seen in both cities, demanding action from the government to address the country’s pressing issues.     The protests, which have been...

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BREAKING: Soyinka Criticises Tinubu’s Address For Ignoring State’s Brutal Crackdown On #EndBadGovernance Protesters

5 months ago2816 min

  Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has said that President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address on Sunday failed to address the attacks on #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Soyinka made the observation in a statement on Sunday following Tinubu’s address to the nation. The #EndBadGovernance protests continued on Sunday, marking their fourth day, as demonstrators voiced their frustrations over the country’s deepening economic hardship, escalating poverty, and ineffective governance.   Soyinka said, “I set my alarm...

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BREAKING: Youth Leader In Niger State’s Bosso Local Government Sacked For Supporting #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest

5 months ago773 min

Abdullahi Isah, popularly known as Biodun, has been dismissed from his position as Youth Leader of Bosso (Wakilin Matasan Bosso) in the Bosso local government area of Niger state for expressing support for the upcoming #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria peaceful protest.    The protest, scheduled to hold from August 1 to 10, aims to address the cost of living crisis across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In an official statement issued on July 28,...

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One Of Nigeria’s Poorest States, Jigawa Subsidises Hajj Fare For Intending Pilgrims

9 months ago893 min

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), ranked Jigawa State among the six poorest states in Nigeria with 4.3 percent. The Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has approved N1 million as a subsidy for each of the state’s intending pilgrims for the 2024 Hajj fare.   This was made known to journalists in Dutse, the state capital by the Director-General of the Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ahmed...

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Revenue crisis: States broke, can’t pay salaries, execute projects – BH investigation
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Revenue crisis: States broke, can’t pay salaries, execute projects – BH investigation

2 years ago7513 min

The bleak economic situation in Nigeria has had a negative impact on the federation’s 36 states, with many of them currently struggling to finance governance and execute projects due to months of dwindling revenue, according to Business findings. According to findings, with the exception of Lagos, Rivers, Anambra, Delta, Kaduna, Kano, and a few others, virtually all of the 36 states of the federation are currently broke and are not earning the necessary revenue to...

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