LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the manner in which President Bola Tinubu’s administration removed the fuel subsidy, warning of the increased hardship it will cause for ordinary Nigerians. He gave the warning in an interview with the Financial Times. Obasanjo said that the government should have prioritized mitigating the hardship caused…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite President Bola Tinubu’s June announcement suspending import duties and tariffs on essential food items for six months, Nigerian importers claim they are still being forced to pay these fees. The presidential directive aimed to curb soaring prices of food, raw materials, and manufacturing inputs, and also covered agricultural production inputs like…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bola Tinubu has vowed not to allow individuals with selfish political agenda to destroy Nigeria under any guise. The president expressed deep concern over the nationwide hunger protests, which have resulted in the loss of life and property in various parts of the country. In a nationwide broadcast this morning, Tinubu acknowledged…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-As protests kicked off nationwide on Thursday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, was spotted at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday afternoon. Our correspondent spotted the former Rivers State governor alighting from a black Toyota Prado Sports Utility Vehicle and was ushered into the President’s Office. Though…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Igbo resident in Lagos under the aegis of Coalition of Igbo Political And Social – Cultural Groups, Lagos State said they are distancing themselves from the proposed hunger protest that is taking off across the country between August 1st and 10th of 2024. The group equally called on Igbos indengene in the…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the planned nationwide protest against bad governance and economic hardship gathers momentum, protesters have listed out their demands. Dockaysworld reports that the protest has been scheduled to be held across all states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in August. Food and basic commodities prices…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has urged young people not to join nationwide cost-of-living protests planned for next week, saying they are the work of “sinister” people “capitalising” on the country’s economic woes. Organisers are said to have drawn inspiration from events in Kenya. Protesters in the East African nation are now calling…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-The leadership of the organised labour, on Monday, counseled President Bola Tinubu to quench the looming nationwide protest by dialoguing with the conveners of the planned action. Daily Trust reports that hundreds of Nigerians have been mobilising for a nationwide protest billed to hold across 36 States of the federation. Reacting to…