Amnesty International has accused Nigerian police of using excessive force to suppress peaceful #EndBadGovernance protests held nationwide from August 1 to 10, 2024, resulting in the deaths of at least 24 people across six states. The victims included 20...
The Human Rights advocacy group, Amnesty International, has called on the Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to immediately open a judicial inquiry into the reported deaths of at least 10 protesters in the state. The group alleged that...
The governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun, has appealed to young people in Nigeria to draw lessons from the ENDSARS protests and shelve talks of an upcoming protest and constructively dialogue with the government instead.
The governor gave the charge...
National student bodies in Nigeria, including the National Association of University Students (NAUS), the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and the National Association of Nigerian College of Education Students (NANCES), has announced a joint mass protest to address...
President William Ruto's decision to sack the majority of his cabinet was dismissed by young Kenyans on Friday, with some threatening to resume street protests in the event that he does not resign. After peaceful protests over proposed tax hikes last...
Members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) have been directed to mobilize for a nationwide protest.
This, the leadership of the associations say, follows the recent breakdown...
Members of the organised labour, today, began picketing the offices of the Nigerian electricity regulatory commission (NERC) and distribution companies (DisCos)’s premises nationwide over the recent hike in electricity tariff.
The leadership of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and...
