Violence erupts as Nigerians protest hunger across the nation
Aug 1, 2024 · Protests erupted in multiple cities across Nigeria Thursday as frustrated citizens took to the streets, voicing their anger over increasing hunger and “bad governance.” The demonstrations are...
Nigeria protests: President Tinubu demands end to deadly unrest - BBC
Aug 4, 2024 · Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has appealed for protests to end after “bloodshed” during three days of demonstrations over a deepening cost of living crisis. At least seven people have died and...
Police fire gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests over Nigeria…
Aug 2, 2024 · Security forces have fired gunshots and tear gas to quell mass protests across Nigeria as thousands, mostly young people, poured onto the streets to rally against the country’s spiraling economy.
'Enough is enough' : Nigerians take to street in protest over a cost …
Aug 1, 2024 · Thousands of mostly young people poured onto the streets across Nigeria on Thursday as they protested against the country's worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Security forces fired tear...
Hundreds protest across Nigeria over soaring cost of living, fuel ...
Aug 1, 2024 · Nigerian troops and police have tightened security in Lagos and the capital, Abuja, as nationwide protests over the rising cost of living kicked off and are expected to continue for 10 days.
‘Nigerians are tired’: Protesters fed up with bad governance, …
Aug 2, 2024 · Thousands are protesting poor governance, corruption and the increasing cost of living in Africa’s most populous nation. A man holds a placard at a demonstration against bad governance in Lagos,...
Nigeria’s nationwide protests turn violent; hundreds arrested
Aug 2, 2024 · Police in Nigeria say at least five people were killed when nationwide economic protests turned violent in some major cities Thursday, while the rights group Amnesty International says 13...
Separatists kill at least 11 people in southeast Nigeria, army says
May 31, 2024 · The Nigerian military has said that separatists killed at least 11 people in a “surprise” assault on a checkpoint in the country’s southeastern Abia State, the latest in a string of raids in...
Nigeria protests: President Buhari says 69 killed in unrest - BBC
Oct 23, 2020 · Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says 69 people have been killed in protests against police brutality that have rocked the country. The deaths were mainly civilians but include...
Nigerian president calls for end to protests - Financial Times
Aug 4, 2024 · Nigeria’s president called for an end to nationwide protests over the cost of living crisis, dismissing demonstrators’ demands for the restoration of fuel subsidies and other measures after four...