Year 2024

Hunger Protest Deaths In Nigeria, By Erasmus Ikhide

ROUGH details of Nigerians who paid the ultimate price of the avoidable hunger protests instigated by President Bola Amhed Tinubu’s primitive economic policies emerged revealing that over over twenty deaths were recorded across the country. Six were reportedly killed by…

Scores Arrested As Protesters Defy Curfew In Borno

….. NECSOB expresses concern By Ndahi Inusa, Maiduguri Scores of protesters mostly youth who defied the 24-hour curfew imposed in Maiduguri were allegedly arrested by the police. Sources said, despite the curfew, hundreds of protesters from the densely populated area…

Tanzania Unveils 541-km Railway to Enhance Trade

TANZANIA inaugurated a 541-km modern standard gauge railway on Thursday, connecting its administrative capital Dodoma with the commercial hub Dar es Salaam. Built by Turkish company Yapi Merkezi, this railway is part of a broader initiative to improve transport infrastructure…

Ethiopia Secures $1.5bn World Bank Deal for Economic Stability

  Ethiopia House of Peoples’ Representatives (HoPR), the lower chamber of parliament, approved $1.5bn in financial agreements with the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) on Wednesday. These agreements are set to bolster the country’s economic reform efforts. The financial…

10 Safety Tips To Observe During Protest

The nationwide protest against hunger and general hardship in Nigeria began on Thursday, August 1. However, amid the protest scheduled to be held from August 1-10 across the 36 states of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, it is…