President Bola Tinubu addressed the nation on Sunday with a message of concern, responsibility, and a call for togetherness during a period of increased tension and unrest across multiple states in Nigeria.
The violent and destructive recent wave of protests has forced the President to address the people directly, addressing their concerns and detailing the actions being done to bring peace and order back.
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PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED SERVICES, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, HIS EXCELLENCY, BROADCAST
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA’S FORCES AT THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST
Among my fellow Nigerians,
With a sad heart and a sense of responsibility, I address you today in light of the unrest and violent protests.
In light of the unrest and violent protests that have broken out in a few of our states, I address you today with a sad heart and a sense of responsibility.
Notable among the demonstrators were young Nigerians who hoped and dreamed of living in a better, more progressive nation where their objectives would be realized on a personal level.
Despite the protest organizers’ assurance that the demonstration would be nonviolent nationwide, I am particularly hurt by the deaths that have occurred in Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, and other states;
the reckless looting of stores and supermarkets; and the damage that has been done to public infrastructure in certain areas. When properties are destroyed, our country is regressed since limited resources would have to be used once more to back them up
My sympathies go out to the relatives and families of the protest victims. More murder, violence, and devastation must end.
I have a duty to maintain public order as this nation’s president. Our government will not watch helplessly as a select few with a distinct political objective rip our country apart in violation of my constitutional pledge to defend the lives and property of every person.
Given the circumstances, I now order demonstrators and the organizers to put an end to any upcoming demonstrations and make space for conversation, which I have always welcomed whenever the chance arises. Nigeria needs all hands on deck, and everyone must work together, regardless of age, party, tribe, religion, or other distinctions.
collectively in reshaping our country’s future. You will be apprehended by the law if you have used this as an excuse to intimidate any group within this nation. In the Nigeria we want to create, there is no place for threats like ethnic intolerance.
When every Nigerian is guaranteed the protection and exercise of their constitutional rights, our democracy advances. Our law enforcement agencies should keep up their responsible efforts to guarantee the complete protection of innocent individuals’ lives and property.
My dream for our society is a just and prosperous one in which every individual can live in freedom, peace, and a meaningful life—a life that is open and transparent—that only democratic good government can offer. responsible to the people of Nigeria.
Due to numerous misalignments that have slowed our growth, our economy has endured decades of anemia and decline. Our beloved nation of Nigeria faced financial difficulties a little more than a year ago, and we were forced to stop using band-aid fixes and solve long-term issues for the sake of the present and future generations.
In order to free our country from the economic vice that had been squeezing its economy and impeding its growth and advancement, I thus had to make the difficult but essential choice to eliminate gasoline subsidies and certain foreign exchange schemes.
By taking these steps, rent seekers and smugglers were prevented from profiting from their avarice. Additionally, they prevented us from providing the excessive subsidies to our people, bringing our economy to its knees.
I had to make these choices if we were to undo the decades of poorly managed economy that had not been beneficial to us. Yes, I agree that I am ultimately responsible. However, I promise that my entire attention is on providing the people with governance—good governance, to be exact.
Our government has made tremendous progress in the last 14 months toward reestablishing the framework of our economy to lead us into a prosperous future. Regarding the budget, as a result of our efforts to stop leaks, implement automation, and mobilize resources,
When comparing the first half of 2024 to the first half of 2023, total revenue for governments has more than tripled to over 9.1 trillion Naira. creative funding without putting more strain on the populace. Productivity in the non-oil sector is rising steadily, hitting new heights and seizing opportunities in the current economic climate.
My beloved siblings, we’ve made it this far. We have been able to lower our nation’s debt service expenditure from 97% of total revenue to 68% over the last 13 months. Additionally, we have paid off legitimately outstanding foreign exchange obligations totaling approximately $5 billion without having a negative effect on our programs.
This has allowed us to spend more money on you, our citizens, to pay for vital social services like healthcare and education. It has also given us more financial freedom. It additionally led to our nation’s state, & Local Governments getting the largest Federation Account allotments in our nation’s history.
We have also started large-scale infrastructural initiatives across. Roads, bridges, trains, electricity, and oil and gas developments are among the legacy projects that we are striving to finish in order to maintain our economic prosperity.
The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Sokoto-Badagry Highway are two significant projects that will connect sixteen states, generating thousands of employment and increasing economic output through trade, tourism, and cultural fusion.
Thanks to the changes I declared in May 2024 to close the loopholes in the Petroleum Industry Act, our once-collapsing oil and gas sector is currently seeing a boom. We raised our daily oil production to 1.61 million barrels last month, and our daily gas production
The attention that assets deserve is being given. Since then, there have been two signed Foreign Direct Investments totaling more than half a billion dollars, indicating that investors are returning.
Colleague Nigerians are endowed with both oil and gas resources, but we recently visited a nation that had been ignoring its gas riches in favor of oil-based gasoline. Additionally, we were subsidizing and paying for its use with our hard-earned foreign currency.
We quickly responded to this by initiating the Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (CNG), which will power our transportation sector and reduce costs. This will free up our resources to invest more in other areas by saving more over two trillion Naira a month, which is currently utilized to buy PMS and AGO education and medical care.
In order to do this, we will be giving out a million kits at a very low cost or for free to commercial vehicles that move people and products and which currently use eighty percent of the imported PMS and AGO.
18. We have initiated the national roll-out of conversion centers and the distribution of conversion kits in collaboration with the private sector. We think that this CNG project will contribute to a 60% reduction in transportation costs and a slowdown in inflation.
The student loan program is one way that our administration has demonstrated its support for the next generation. In order to compensate students and their various institutions, 45.6 billion Naira have already been processed.
I support a larger proportion of our energetic young people in order to benefit from this chance. To make life easier for millions of households, we founded the Consumer Credit Corporation with over N200 billion to assist Nigerians in purchasing necessities without having to make quick cash payments.
As a result, cash and opaque transactions will disappear and corruption will decline. I directed this week that an additional N50 billion Naira each be released for Credit Corporation and NELFUND, the student loan program, from the proceeds of crime that the EFCC has recovered.
To further empower our youth and create millions of IT and technical employment that will make them globally competitive, we have also obtained $620 million under the Digital and Creative Enterprises (IDiCE) program.
The 3Million Technical Talents program is one of these initiatives. Sadly, there was vandalism at one of the digital centers. amid the Kano demonstrations. What a loss!
We have also launched the National Youth Talent Export Program (NATEP), the Nigerian Youth Academy (NIYA), and the Skill-Up Artisans Programme (SUPA).
Additionally, more than N570 billion has been made available to the 36 states to promote their residents’ livelihoods, and our nano-grants have benefited 600,000 nano-businesses. It is anticipated that this will help an extra 400,000 nano-businesses.
In addition, commencing this month, 75,000 individuals have been processed to receive our N1 million Micro and Small Business single-digit interest loans. In the last year, we have also constructed ten MSME hubs, which have generated 240,000 jobs. Five more hubs are currently under construction and should be operational by October of this year.
N1 billion in payments In order to increase manufacturing output and promote expansion, each of these loans—which are also being provided to large manufacturers—are only $10 in value.
The National Minimum Wage was signed into law last week by me, meaning that the lowest-paid employees will now get at least N70,000 per month.
At the Renewed Hope City and Estate in Karsana, Abuja, six months ago, I dedicated the first stage of our massive housing project. We have planned six projects around the country’s geopolitical zones, this being the first. With Karsana alone expected to provide 3,212 apartments, each of these cities will have at least 1,000 housing units.
We are starting the Renewed Hope Estates, which have 500 dwelling units each, in each state in addition to these municipal initiatives. Our Objective aims to finish building 100,000 dwelling units in total during the following three years. Not only will this project provide housing, but it will also boost economic growth and generate thousands of employment across the country.
Farmers are receiving incentives from us to boost food output at reasonable costs. In order to assist bring down prices, I have directed that tariffs and other import duties be waived on pharmaceuticals, rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, and other pharmaceutical and medical goods for the next six months.
thirty. To increase food production, I have been engaging with important Ministers and our Governors. We have fertilisers distributed. Our goal is to cultivate over 10 million hectares of land in order to produce what we consume food.
The states will supply the land, and the federal government will offer all the incentives required for this effort, which will significantly boost food production and create jobs for millions of Americans.
We have also placed orders for mechanized farming equipment, including tractors and planters, worth billions of Naira, from Belarus, Brazil, and the United States in the last several months. You may be assured that the equipment is on its way.
I have heard you loud and clear, my dear Nigerians, especially our youth. I want to reassure you that our government is dedicated to hearing your issues and resolving them because I recognize the anguish and annoyance that these protests are motivated by.
However, we must allow violence and devastation splits our country apart. In order for every Nigerian to live in dignity and prosperity in the future, we must cooperate.
We have a group work ahead of us, and in my capacity as your President, I am leading the way. Our economy has stabilized after much work, and I must continue to be committed to making sure that every Nigerian receives the benefits that have been promised.
My administration is putting in a great deal of effort to develop and upgrade the infrastructure of the country and provide additional chances for our youth.
Do not allow someone to mislead you about your nation or to suggest that your government does not care about you. Even though there have been a lot of false hopes in the past, this is a fresh An Age of Rekindled Hope. Everyone will soon be able to see, feel, and appreciate the tangible rewards of our hard work on your behalf.
Together, let us construct a more promising future for future generations as well as for ourselves. Allow us to select development over stagnation, togetherness over separation, and hope over fear. Kindly don’t cut off the economy’s oxygen as it begins to revive.
37. Do not let the opponents of democracy to exploit you to forward an illegitimate agenda that will regress our democratic progress now that we have had democratic governance for twenty-five years. Never look back; always look forward!
Praise the Lord, express gratitude for your time, and may He keep showering blessings on our wonderful country. Many thanks for it.
Finally, security personnel must uphold law and order, peace, and order in our nation by adhering to the applicable treaties on Nigeria is party to the UN Convention on Human Rights. Every Nigerian’s safety and security are of utmost importance.
Tinubu’s speech serves as a moving reminder of the nation’s common goals and the necessity of cooperation and communication at this pivotal time for Nigeria.
The administration is still dedicated to guaranteeing everyone’s safety and security while attending to the justifiable worries of its people.
The call for harmony, comprehension, and cooperation is resounding loudly from the nation’s highest office as it navigates these trying times.
The statewide protests that have shook the country since Thursday need to stop immediately, according to President Bola Tinubu, who has called for communication.
Protesters calling for the end of bad governance in Nigeria are heard loud and clear by Tinubu.
Tinubu confirmed that he has heard the demonstrators’ cries ‘loud and clear’ and stated that his administration is prepared to hear their problems and address them.
In response to the #EndBadGovernance protests, he declared in a national broadcast on Sunday morning,
‘I hereby call on demonstrators and the organizers to put an end to any additional demonstrations and make space for dialogue, which I have always readily accepted.’
All hands must be on deck, he urged, and all residents must cooperate to reshape the nation’s shared destiny, regardless of age, party, tribe, religion, or other differences.
The scheduled 10-day demonstration got underway on Thursday descended into violence,
breaking and entering, and fatalities across several regions of the country, mostly in protest of the growing cost of living and hunger.
A minimum of 17 individuals were’reportedly killed’ during the ‘of rage’ protests.
The Kaduna State Government House and other state government buildings no longer receive energy from Kaduna Electric because outstanding invoices totaling N2.9 billion have not been paid.
In a statement released on Friday, AbdulAzeez Abdullahi, Head of Corporate Communication, stated that prior to sending out a disconnection notice on July 21, Kaduna Electric made several attempts to address the problem, including talks with state representatives.
The Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company was sealed by the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service due to a large N600 million tax bill, as reported by Saturday Viztadaily News.
After the drill in the wee hours of Friday, Jerry Adams, the Executive Chairman of KADIRS, told reporters that the operation was carried out in compliance with a court decision to impose restrictions on KAEDCO’s liability to the state.
Adams clarified that the N600 million tax obligation was from 2015 to 2022, during which time they completed all the reconciliations and agreed to pay a sizeable portion of the liability to KAEDCO.
Nevertheless, the executive chairman bemoaned, saying, ‘KAEDCO has not fulfilled its commitments as of yet, since the obligation was constituted last year.
‘We carried out the law’s mandate to seal and occupy their property this morning in order to guarantee compliance.’
The statement from Kaduna Electric, however, also stated that the outstanding balance for electricity consumed in just the months of January through July of 2024 totaled an astounding
N1,166,856,991.87 (one billion, one hundred and sixty-six million, eight hundred and fifty-six thousand, nine hundred and ninety-one naira, and eighty-seven kopo).
With the prior debt included, this amount has left As per KAEDCO, the State Government is facing a massive debt of N2,943,060,116.77,
which is currently worth two billion nine hundred and forty-three million, sixty thousand, one hundred and sixteen naira, seventy-seven kobo.
Furthermore, it was mentioned that the Kaduna State Government’s debt is still very considerable even after a payment of N256,920,963.88 was made on May 9, 2024, for energy used between September 2023 and December 2023.
Even though it was a sizable contribution, it was insufficient to pay off the total amount owed.
Several attempts to resolve the financial concerns, including multiple meetings with state officials, preceded Kaduna Electric’s decision to cut off.
While Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara are among the other states covered by the Kaduna Electric franchise, they have always kept their accounts in good standing.
fulfilling their responsibilities to Kaduna Electric for repayment of other debts as well as their electricity payments.
The statement claims that on July 21, 2024, a formal disconnection notice was sent, and on July 22, 2024, the Office of the Governor received it.
It said that, in light of the larger difficulties facing the electrical industry, the decision represented the company’s desire to satisfy its own financial responsibilities.
The disconnection was a last measure, Kaduna Electric emphasized, after all other options for addressing the payment issue had been explored, it continued.
The company is currently concentrating on meeting its obligations to the electrical market, maintaining operational stability, and building its long-term viability.
As the hunger protest escalates, companies across the region are grappling with mounting losses, with reports emerging that at least 17 individuals are feared dead as a result of the ongoing demonstrations.
Six others were apparently shot by security personnel in Niger, four in Borno, three in Kaduna, two in Jigawa, and one each in Abuja, Kano, and Jigawa.
Though the protest started out peacefully, in certain cities it took a violent turn, resulting in violent altercations between demonstrators and police.
For fear of the protests turning into a crisis, banks, businesses, shopping centers, and some marketplaces remained closed.
One person was shot and killed during the protest in Abuja near the Kubwa expressway.
Eyewitness Ekaete, who went by that name, stated After the protesters turned violent and stopped the highway, the guy, whose identity could not be immediately established, was shot and killed.
As the demonstrators obstructed the route and harassed drivers in large numbers, I was waiting for a bus on the expressway. However, the young man was killed by live bullets fired by the police when they turned violent. ‘Everyone got excited about watching the man fall,’ she recounted.
Another incident involving demonstrators and the police happened at Eagles Square, Three Arms Zone, which is a short distance from the Presidential Villa.
Protesters gathered in Eagles Square, calling for an end to the nation’s poor governance while shouting the traditional national anthem, ‘Arise, O Compatriots.’
The security guards returned fire, firing a few times. tear gas canisters to dissuade the demonstrators, who only responded with defiant shouts.
Ayodele Olawande, the minister of state for youth development, arrived at the site shortly after and tried to address the demonstrators, but they shouted him down with chants of ‘hunger dey’.
He did, however, issue an appeal for calm, saying that his goal was to urge civility rather than to put an end to the protest.
I’m not here to argue with you or to tell you not to protest; you have the freedom to do so. As I mentioned, I’ve attended between 100 and 500 protests,’ said Olawande.
But once the minister left, things quickly got out of control as the operatives started firing warning, non-lethal bullets at the demonstrators at around 10:30 am, then they started firing more poisonous gas and pepper spray. the earth.
With bravery, a demonstrator carrying a baby challenged the police officers to fire their weapon.
She informed reporters that after her husband was killed by bandits in Katsina, she brought her infant to the demonstration.
‘We are being fired at by the police while I came to express my protests about the suffering in Nigeria.’ Do they intend to murder my child as well? People are unable to eat.
The demonstrator, who remained anonymous, stated, ‘Things are hard.’
A group of protestors occupying the city gate was also targeted by tear gas shot by police officers in a helicopter.
In accordance with a court order that the FCT administration had previously acquired on Wednesday, some protestors had already assembled at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium as early as 6am, restricting them into the arena.
Nonetheless, they disobeyed the police order to hold their demonstration inside the stadium.
They subsequently relocated to Eagle Square after learning that security personnel were intimidating some demonstrators.
Five busloads of demonstrators in favor of the administration had already been transported to the stadium.
The youths with the placards declared their opposition to the hunger strike.
One of them acknowledged that they had received promises of N5,000 to stage counter-protests.
‘After picking us up, they (the organizers) promised to give us N5,000 so we could demonstrate against these guys. I am awaiting my balance after collecting N2,000. ‘Although I am hungry, the money you gave him won’t make things better,’ he said.
Damilare, the director of mobilization for the Take It Back Movement Adenola declared that the demonstration would go on until President Bola Tinubu gave in to their requests.
Among other things, the demonstrators want the shutdown of IDP camps, an end to insecurity, the price of gasoline to be reduced to N100 per liter, and electoral reform.
The different court decisions limiting demonstrators to specific areas, according to Adenola, are an anomaly. We are announcing that we have endured too much oppression by being here today. We are rising today.
We’re threatening to stay in the streets until President Bola Tinubu complies with our demands. The President should be seen in public. He was in the streets during the demonstration.
The demonstration will continue on Friday, according to Michael Lenin, one of its organizers. Despite the security agencies’ intimidation, (today).
‘The demonstration will go on,’ he declared. Nothing the security agencies do intimidates us. Given the manner that demonstrators were attacked today, it does not seem as though this government is willing to listen to the people. We are adamant that we will stay on the streets until he complies with our demands.
Protesters in Abuja blocked the main route that connects Karu-Kurudu and Karshi, yelling ‘Bamayi Tinubu,’ which translates to ‘We don’t want Tinubu.’ The demonstrators included women and small children.
While turning back cars and obstructing all traffic, several demonstrators were seen brandishing cudgels, while others were clutching leaves.
At the well-known sharp corner in Mararaba, Karu Local Government Area, two people were allegedly struck by stray gunshots in The majority of civil officials employed in the FCT reside in Nasarawa State, an Abuja suburb bordering the metropolis.
Gunshots could be heard while the demonstrators lit up bonfires and blocked the Abuja-Keffi route.
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, appealed for communication and stated that the government was open to have conversations with the youngsters as the level of tension and confrontation between the demonstrators and security agents grew.
Wike urged demonstrators in the nation’s capital to ‘sit down’ with the administration and engage in conversation, calling it a better peace process. Wike was subsequently observed inside the Presidential Villa.
During the presentation of the Office Staff to the four recently promoted chiefs in Abuja, Wike made this statement.
He declared, ‘We’ve seen multiple times that it discussion is preferable to sitting down and working out problems with the administration.
The one who brings about peace will ultimately get the benefits of it, so I urge you to keep working toward it.
‘I want to commend you and let our people know that we are still available to sit down and talk with them in order to work out any kinks.’
Eleven people were detained in Niger State after they were accused of trying to set fire to the Tafa LGA secretariat during the demonstration, and around six people were reported slain by the police there.
A portion of the secretariat was partially set on fire by some thugs, the command’s spokesperson, SP Waisu Abiodun, revealed in Minna on Thursday. and took valuables by plunder.
About how many people were slain in the tragedy, Abiodun remained silent.
According to his explanation, at approximately nine in the morning, a group of miscreants from the Tafa region of Kagarko LGA in Kaduna State and Hayin-Diko of Gurara Council region in Niger broke into the secretariat situated in Sabon-Wuse along the Abuja-Kaduna expressway.
Abiodun claimed that in addition to vandalizing and partially setting fire to the secretariat, the thugs also damaged and destroyed two cars.
He added that police and other security services were called to the scene as the thugs continued to steal goods from inside the secretariat’s offices.
The spokesperson further revealed that while some of the 11 suspects were removed from the scene, others were found in possession of various dangerous items, including firearms. The looted goods were found again.
The obstruction of the Kaduna-Abuja road and the old toll gate, he continued, prompted the police and other security services to move the thugs who were causing the obstruction.
‘Anyone caught engaging in violent demonstrations or any act of lawlessness would face decisive legal action,’ the speaker issued a warning.
Security personnel shot and killed two protestors at the Kaduna State Government House and six in Niger, according to the Civil Society Situation Room.
Olawale Okunniyi, the group’s head of coordination secretariat, disclosed that multiple additional protestors had suffered injuries in a statement on Thursday.
‘Report arriving at the Civil Society Situation Room, tracking incidents and moral observance of civil protests during the countrywide citizen mass hunger protests,’ he declared.
and sufferings in Nigeria from Kaduna, we have it on good information that security personnel shot and killed two demonstrators outside the Kaduna State Government House in Badikko.
‘Again, during the ongoing protest in Suleja, Niger State, at least six protesters are reported to have died and some to have been injured.
‘Security personnel reportedly struggled to remove a group of demonstrators who had set up a barrier on a stretch of the Abuja-Kaduna expressway when the victims were reported to have died.
A protest against the growing expense of living in Borno State is said to have been infiltrated by suspected members of Boko Haram, resulting in the deaths of four individuals.
In the incident, thirty-four more people were injured.
Borno’s commissioner of police, Farouq Lawal, stated in a statement on Thursday that the head of the Base 13 was ‘swiftly’ deployed to the area as an explosive ordnance device.
According to Lawal, ‘Boko Haram militants infiltrated a protest, killing four people and injuring thirty-four more.’
After a violent riot in Kano claimed the life of Ismael Musa, Governor Abba Yusuf imposed a 24-hour curfew on the city, accusing the rioters of being ‘enemies of progress.’
Additionally, several LGAs in the states of Yobe and Nasarawa were subject to curfews on Thursday.
In addition to murdering innocent people, these displeased individuals also stole their belongings. As the state’s chief security officer, I am able to establish a 24-hour curfew throughout the state,” he declared.
He gave the security personnel instructions to guarantee the successful implementation of his directive.
The peaceful protest organizers made demands, which the governor stated he will forward to the president.
At Hotoro, in the state’s Tarauni Local Government Area, Musa was killed.
On Thursday, the victim’s brother Mubarak verified that the Hotoro Danmarke resident was dead.
It’s uncertain if he was one of the demonstrators that flocked to the streets.
‘His funeral has now been conducted according to Islamic tradition.’
A second victim was reportedly struck by a stray bullet and was taken to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital for medical attention.
When suspected thugs burst into a food store in Sarari Quarters, Dala LGA, at around 11.30 am, the protest in the old city took a violent turn. They stole rice, flour, pasta and a variety of foods.
The Nigeria Communications Commission office in Kano was set on fire by miscreants, according to a report from the News Agency of Nigeria.
Next week was to be the opening of the freshly built office.
The main roadways in Kano were also overrun by a big group of young people brandishing lethal weapons.
All stores in the Kano neighborhood of Hotoro were shuttered, and two businesses—a Rufaida store and a gas station—were set on fire.
The spokesman for the state Police Command, Abdullahi Kiyawa, verified in a statement that at least 260 offenders had been taken into custody.
These people committed violent, destructive, plundering, and harming activities against innocent bystanders, which led to the destruction of both public and private property.
In an expeditious and effective reaction to A total of 269 people were detained in connection with these illegal acts, including those who caused damage, stole, and caused disorder while posing as part of the national hunger strike.
The suspects were found to have a significant amount of food, stationery, and other valuable property in addition to numerous cans of 25 liters of groundnut oil.
The suspects are being held at the Command’s Criminal inquiry Department while the inquiry is being concluded. After that, charges will be brought against them. There have been more arrests and recoveries.
Additionally, the Kaduna State police command verified that a group of alleged thugs had attacked the State Traffic and Law Environmental Authority and the Investment Promotions Agency offices.
23 suspects had been apprehended, according to the command’s spokesperson, Mansir Hassan, who denied it in an interview with NAN. Surveillants shot the suspects with live rounds.
Additionally, the demonstrators set fire to an armored personnel carrier and stole numerous stores, he claimed. Many members of our staff were hurt during their attempt to storm Government House, but they were stopped and are currently receiving medical attention at different hospitals.
Though a video on social media suggested that a young person was shot and killed by police after a clash with protestors, Hassan did not confirm any casualties.
Though Hayatu Usman, the Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, denied the occurrence, it was believed that one person had been slain during the march.
He claimed that on the pretext of ending protests against bad government, his officers were able to recover some looted things from criminals.
As demonstrators were stopped from demonstrating, according to our correspondent, the demonstration turned violent. arriving at the Gombe Government House after assembling at the roundabout next to the structure.
Fertilizer bags, office supplies, and other items were taken, and stores near Sabonline were forcibly opened.
In Jigawa State, demonstrators were dispersed by police using tear gas and live bullets, resulting in the reported deaths of two people and numerous injuries.
There were reports of looting and damage to government property during the protests, which occurred in more than ten LGAs around the state.
According to reports, one of the dead was shot in front of the Government House in Dutse, and the other died as protestors attempted to block the Maiduguri-Kano Road close to Shiwarin town.
The state capital of Dutse was the scene of protests as party cars were set on fire and the All Progressives Congress headquarters was set on fire.
Several Protesters set up a bonfire close to former president Muhammadu Buhari’s Daura, Katsina State, home.
At the same time, criminals infiltrated the hunger strike in select regions of the state and set fire to a Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps patrol van.
Protesters with signs bearing a variety of messages stormed the Government House in Katsina, the state capital, to voice their complaints.
When police used tear gas on the demonstrators, the rally turned violent as they set fire to NSCDC cars and looted them.
When demonstrators gathered at the Modoji Road roundabout, close to Katsina’s Government House, they tried to break through the security and meet with the acting governor. This resulted in violence.
The activist Omoyele Sowore denounced the murders and abuses of demonstrators throughout the nation, stressing that everyone has the freedom to express themselves peacefully.
The pictures that we are witnessing of nonviolent protestors being attacked, intimidated, and in certain cases shot dead are depressing and should be denounced, stated Sowore.
It is a human right to be able to protest peacefully. It is a right that is protected by our legal system and acknowledged worldwide.
Among other things, he attacked the government for not giving its people economic possibilities.
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Numerous demonstrators turned out in large numbers in Lagos on Thursday, demanding an end to the country’s economic suffering and poor leadership.
Most of the demonstrators were young people, and they started their march at 8 a.m. from the Ikeja Under Bridge and marched to Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota at roughly 11 a.m.
The Lagos State University The protestors were limited by the court to two sites in Ojota; nonetheless, they also staged demonstrations in Alausa to voice their complaints.
Among other things, they carried a number of posters demanding to ‘Tax the Rich,’ ‘End Bad Government in Nigeria,’ and ‘Reverse Fuel Subsidies.’
During the march from Ikeja to Ojota, many shops, offices, and banks were closed, and there weren’t many cars on the road, according to our correspondents.
While the protesters marched peacefully in the places our correspondents were covering, there were reports that police used tear gas to scatter some of the demonstrators at the Lekki Toll Gate.
Protesters in Ojota were led by Juwon Sanyaolu, the Take It Back Movement’s National Coordinator, and the National Coordinator Hassan Taiwo, of the Education Rights Campaign.
According to Sanyaolu, the purpose of the demonstration was to voice the complaints of the ‘hungry people’ in Nigeria and Lagos.
‘Those whose families are unable to purchase a single well-balanced meal per day as a result of the severe economic policies that the Bola Tinubu-led government has imposed on all of us,’ he went on.
It is crucial to note that this demonstration will carry on until August 10 or until the government repeals all of the policies it has implemented that are hostile to the people.
People who are unable to feed themselves cannot afford any loans in this economy, as you can see, so the FG must immediately reverse the withdrawal of fuel subsidies, reverse fee increases in schools, and provide grants to students instead of loans that they are unable to repay.
In the course of A man in Ojota demonstrated in full front of the public, complaining about the difficult economic circumstances while nude.
A patrol aircraft was observed circling above the #EndBadGovernance demonstration site in the Ojota.
For around twenty minutes, the white helicopter circled slowly around.
Steven Adams, a protester, stated that he was not prepared to enter the Gani Fawehinmi garden, citing the #EndSars protest incident that happened at the Lekki toll gate.
‘Because I am unaware of the police’s plans, I am concerned about security.’ Or perhaps it’s a trap?
A visit to the protest location was also made by Adegoke Fayoade, the commissioner of the Lagos State Police.
Upon his arrival at approximately 11:25 a.m., the police chief observed the demonstrators’ movements.
S’East avoids participating in protests
On Thursday, as the nationwide protest against hunger and poor governance gained momentum, residents of Enugu State observed sit-at-homes in protest against these issues. The state’s streets were devoid of demonstrators.
The state capital was visited by the Viztadaily correspondent, who reported that
Social and economic activity in Enugu came to a complete halt as locals chose to stay inside and avoid the demonstration.
As one of our journalists drove about the state capital at 10am, business spaces, including stores, gas stations, malls, and event centers, among others, were entirely locked and secured.
There was no one in any of the main markets in Enugu, including Ogbete Main Market, New Market, Abakpa Market, and Emene Market, despite the fact that their entrance gates were left open.
Only security personnel could be seen in the ShopRite and SPAR shopping centers, while troops with serious expressions on their faces and police officers on wheels guarded Okpara Square’s entrance.
There was no demonstration in the capital of Abia State, Umuahia, or Aba, the state’s commercial center, although banks, corporate offices, parking lots, and commercial buildings were closed.
In Ebonyi State, the situation was the similar, with banks and other companies closing.
Despite assurances from security services and the state administration regarding their safety, residents of Abakaliki, the state capital, refused to participate in the demonstration on Thursday and remained indoors out of fear.
Locked and keyed were the majority of banks along the busy Water Works and Ogoja Road.
Access Bank, UBA, Union Bank, Zenith Bank, and First Bank are a few among them. Nonetheless, the bank’s automated teller machines continued to function.
The state capital of Owerri was solely guarded by security personnel in an apparent show of power, thus locals chose not to take part in the demonstration.
Imo people refrained from taking part in the hunger protest since nobody was visible on the streets of Owerri.
In response to the force demonstration, PPRO Henry Okoye of the Imo command stated that it was done to give the populace more confidence that they could carry out their legal business.
On Thursday, business and economic activity in Anambra partially collapsed as a result of the anti-hunger demonstration.
While major markets in Onitsha, Nnewi, and Awka were open, they were lacking of their usual security measures, while banks, gas stations, and car parks were locked. routine actions.
Since most locals opted to stay inside while some went about their daily lives in secrecy, there was no demonstration or gathering documented at any public area. According to our correspondent’s checks, the state’s principal markets were open for business, but they were incredibly sparse and lacking in typical activity.
Very few buyers and consumers were observed opening their businesses in Onitsha’s always bustling Main Market, while other traders hung around the market to watch the action.
South-South
Reporters covering the national hunger protest in Delta State suffered physical abuse and had their cellphones broken by anti-protest demonstrators.
The Guardian, The Point, and Sahara Reporter colleagues, together with PUNCH writer Matthew Ochei, snapping images of the demonstrators opposing the protest.
Before they left, they insisted that we erase the pictures and videos, after which they broke our phones. The on-duty policeman folded their arms and stood by while they attacked us without a word.
‘The Pointer reporter, Mrs. Lucy, hurried to the military officers for assistance as soon as she was slapped,” the statement reads.
He continued by saying that while the military had to use their might to save the journalists and get their phones back, the Sahara Reporter’s phone was lost.
Although banks, stores, and business establishments were closed and roads were empty as security personnel took control of the city, the protest in Imo State was not successful.
Residents of Warri and the surrounding area avoided the demonstration and went about their reputable companies.
The majority of banks were closed to customers, presumably due to concerns about potential attacks by thugs. However, armed security officers were stationed at key intersections throughout the city, including the well-known Enerhen Junction,
Airport Junction, Jakpa Junction, Effurun Roundabout, PTI Junction, DSC Roundabout, and the Estate Roundabout, among others, seemingly prepared to prevent any potential breakdown in law and order.
In addition, the personnel under the command of Major Augustine Ohegbe of the 3rd Battalion, Nigerian Army, Effurun, were stationed to keep an eye on the situation.
The Warri Area Commander, ACP Graham Imade, declared at the Effurun Roundabout, ‘We are here to ensure there is peace.’ Everybody knows that a nonviolent demonstration is planned across the nation.
We’re making our way around Warri is currently tranquil throughout the entire city. In order to make sure that law and order doesn’t collapse, we have also sent police.
Notwithstanding, the Viztadaily News learned that there were isolated incidents of protest at the Sapele Local Government Area of Delta’s Amukpe Roundabout along the Sapele/Benin Expressway.
But it didn’t reach Sapele, where people went about their daily lives in the little traveled areas.
Police presence and heavy rains in Akwa Ibom caused disruptions to the rally.
The national scheduled hunger demonstration in the state was hampered by early Thursday morning rains that persisted for several hours.
Protesters had gathered at Unity Park, near Udo Udoma Avenue, the location allowed by the police for the protest beginning.
The majority of Uyo’s roadways, according to our corresponding, Few vehicles left the state capital and other important cities, such Eket and Ikot Ekpene, empty, leaving passengers
stranded.
Fearing looting, most businesses, banks, and marketplaces were closed, and most civil personnel did not report for duty.
Certain stores in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, that had been closed on Thursday morning reopened as long as things stayed quiet.
Some commercial banks, on the other hand, closed early for business and only let people into their buildings who wanted to use their ATMs. These officials had conducted client vetting in the morning.
In the meantime, certain neighborhoods outside the capital of Edo State, Benin City, saw an attempt by thugs to take over the demonstration.
A few alleged thugs in Country Home, off Sapele Road built a bonfire as early as 6:30 in the morning and were charging N500 to anyone wishing to enter the town.
Comparable circumstances existed in Okagbare, Ikueniro, Upper Mission Road, and other places. A trailer load of rice purportedly owned by the state government was looted in Iduowina, behind Bethel Faith Academy.
Edo State Command, the headquarters of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, was strongly guarded by stern-looking, heavily armed agency personnel at the same Upper Sakponba Road.
This was to stop the office from being burned down and from being used as a cover for ammunition and hard drugs that the agency had seized.
Businesses in the state were forced to close as young people in Benin actively engaged in the anti-hunger protest and blocked the highways. In addition to the banks and other businesses on the main thoroughfares being closed, government facilities were well guarded.
Singing hits by well-known artists like Fela, Eedris Abdulkareem, African China, and others, the demonstrators set up a platform across from the museum at Ring Road, where they had assembled.
Funsho Adegboye, the state commissioner of police, praised them for their nonviolent behavior.
He declared, ‘This is why I have insisted that the demonstration be nonviolent. Although I am impressed by what you have accomplished, you have the fundamental human right to protest, which no one can take away from you.
Other states ought to take note of Edo State as their model. To keep you and me safe, all of our men are here. I’m providing water and some snacks to help you with this relaxing exercise.
Opponents find Fubara annoying.
More than five hundred young people carrying placards marched to the Government House along the popular Aba Road in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rainy State.
Among the statements on their banners were, ‘We say no to bad governance in Nigeria,’ ‘There is hunger in the land,’ ‘Tinubu must go,’ ‘A cup of rice is N400, how can the common man survive,’ and other statements.
Governor Siminalaye Fubara provoked the wrath of the protesting youngsters at the Government House by promising to give them money for pure water and by pleading with them to go back home, setting off a light drama.
‘I appreciate you being tranquil. I am grateful that you could attend. Your pain is felt by me. I would want to reassure you that I will forward your correspondence to the President.
‘We’ll stop at nothing to improve lives in Rivers State. However, all we want of you is your support of the federal government. We understand there is hunger, but please be understanding with the administration.
Fubara said to the young people, ‘I’ll give you a little something so you can drink pure water.’
To his remarks about ‘pure water,’ however, the youths collectively yelled, ‘No, we don’t need your money; keep it; we want good governance in Nigeria.’ Tinubu has to go.
The governor made an attempt to calm them down and clarify his intentions, but they were ignored. Infuriated, she kept on talking back.
A few journalists and activists were assaulted, handcuffed, and transported by security personnel to unidentified locations in Calabar, Cross River State.
As our correspondent discovered The security personnel escorted Jonathan Igbal, the managing editor of the online site CrossRiverWatch, and other activists who participated in the nonviolent demonstration on Thursday morning to an undisclosed location.
The journalists and activists were detained on the first day of their ten-day planned protest against terrible governance, which was held near Calabar’s well-known Mary Slessor roundabout.
Human rights attorney James Ibor responded by saying, ‘We invite the authorities to present any proof that Ugbal and other individuals were violent.’
[1/6]Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian organization Hamas, speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 26, 2024. via Majid Asgaripour/WANA and REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights (News Agency for West Asia)
At the Iranian parliament in Tehran on Tuesday, Ismail Haniyeh was encircled by Iranian parliamentarians.
July 31, CAIRO (Reuters) The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas announced on Wednesday that its leader, Ismail Haniyeh,
had been slain in Iran’s early hours, raising concerns about a larger escalation in a region already unsettled by Israel’s assault in Gaza and a deepening conflict in Lebanon.
Shortly after attending the inauguration of the nation’s new president, Haniyeh was confirmed dead by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, who also declared that an investigation, was underway.
On Wednesday, President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran stated that it would, Iranian media reported, ‘defend its territorial integrity, dignity, honor, and pride, and will make the terrorist occupiers regret their cowardly act’ of killing Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, in Tehran.
Israel remained silent for the time being. Although it hadn’t released any new security directives for civilians, the Israeli military claimed to be performing a situational assessment.
At noon (0900 GMT), security officials were scheduled to have a consultation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Although Washington will strive to reduce tensions, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stated that the country would support Israel in the event of an attack.
‘In my opinion, war is not inevitable. That’s what I still believe. ‘I believe that diplomacy is always possible and should be pursued,’ he said to reporters at a trip to the Philippines.
The announcement seems to hinder the likelihood of an immediate truce in Gaza, given it was made less than a day after Israel declared it had killed the Hezbollah commander it believed was responsible for a fatal attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
According to senior Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri, ‘this assassination by the Israeli occupation of Brother Haniyeh is a grave escalation that aims to break the will of Hamas,’ Reuters was told.
‘We are confident of victory,’ he stated, indicating that Hamas, the Islamist Palestinian party that dominated Gaza, would carry on along its current course.
As a risky escalation of the violence, Haniyeh’s execution was denounced by Qatar, which has been mediating talks to stop the bloodshed in Gaza. China and Russia have furthermore criticized the murderous act.
A source with knowledge of the issue claimed that Iran’s top security committee convened to determine Iran’s response to the death in the Iranian capital of Haniyeh, a close ally of Tehran.
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of Palestine, denounced Haniyeh’s murder, and Palestinian factions in the occupied West Bank demanded widespread protests and a general strike.
ADVANCED FACE OF HAMAS
The killing of Haniyeh occurs at a time when Israel’s operation in Gaza is entering its tenth month and there is no indication that it will stop.
The battle has shaken the Middle East and increased the likelihood that it will intensify into a more significant regional conflict.
The relatives of the Israeli hostages who are still being held in Gaza are furious with Netanyahu’s administration, and pressure from other countries is growing. discussions mediated by Qatar and Egypt for a ceasefire seem to have broken down.
The possibility of a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has also increased in the wake of the attack in the Golan Heights on Saturday that claimed the lives of twelve children in a Druze community and the subsequent assassination of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.
Although Shukr was inside the building where the Israeli strike occurred, Hezbollah has not yet confirmed his death.
With his typical base of operations in Qatar, Haniyeh has represented the Palestinian group internationally during the raging Gaza war that was sparked by the attack on Israel on October 7 and spearheaded by Hamas. An Israeli airstrike claimed the lives of three of his boys.
The office of the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court asked When it filed a similar request against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it also issued an arrest warrant for him on charges of war crimes.
Since being appointed to the top position in Hamas in 2017, he has traveled back and forth between Turkey and Doha, the capital of Qatar, to avoid the travel restrictions imposed on the blockaded Gaza Strip.
This has made it possible for him to communicate with Iran, an ally of Hamas, and to negotiate a cease-fire.
Saleh Al-Arouri, his deputy, was slain by Israel earlier this year. With his passing, Zaher Jabarin, the leader of Hamas in the West Bank, and Yehya Al-Sinwar,
the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the mastermind of the attack on Israel on October 7, remain in their positions but are in hiding.
Onward, Khaled Meshaal, the group’s former leader, has surfaced as a possible replacement for Hamas’ public face, but it’s unclear how the succession will be managed.
On October 7, militants led by Hamas breached security barriers surrounding Gaza and launched a catastrophic onslaught on Israeli villages nearby,
killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 250 hostages into Gaza, according to Israeli estimates. ‘This signified the beginning of the battle.’
Israel responded by launching a relentless ground and air offensive in the densely populated coastal enclave that has left over 2 million people facing a dire humanitarian catastrophe and killed health officials in Gaza said the number is over 39,400.
Parisa Hafezi reported from Dubai, with additional reporting from Ahmed Tolba and Enas Alashray in Cairo; James Mackenzie wrote the article, Stephen Coates edited it, and Michael Perry, together with Sharon Singleton
Jakande Lecture On Tuesday, Mr. Eze Anaba, President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Mr. Sam Amuka-Pemu, organized creative strategies that media professionals can use to help print journalism survive in Nigeria.
They regretted that print journalism was going out of style and pointed out that disruptive technologies had made a change in how they approached news essential.
They said artificial intelligence (AI) could improve the field if applied correctly.
Their talk was part of the 2024 Lateef Jakande Annual Memorial Lecture, which was hosted by the NGE in Lagos and had as its theme ‘Rapidly Changing Media Landscape: Media Survival Strategies.’
Attendees at the event included Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,
represented by Gbenga Omotoso, Commissioner for Information and Strategy; Mohammed Malagi, Minister of Information and National Orientation,
represented by Mr. Muhammad Ali, Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria; Alhaji Lai Mohammed, former Minister of Information and National Orientation;
Ike Nwachukwu, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs; Adeyeye Joseph, Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of Punch newspapers; wife of Alhaja Sikirat Jakande, former governor of Lagos State;
Tunde Rahman, Senior Special Assistant (media) to President Bola Tinubu; Lanre Arogundade, Director at International Press Center; and Richard Akinola, Executive Director of the Center for Free Speech.
What Sam Amuka has to say about why media professionals should wear their thinking caps
‘Publishing a newspaper is a tug of war,’ Sam Amuka noted during his speech warfare. Because newspapers are already available online by the time they are sold on the street, most people no longer purchase newspapers from people on the street.
There is just one explanation for why newspapers aren’t found on the street. It’s because there aren’t as many sellers as there formerly were.
‘A few months ago, I attended a funeral in Warri, and I didn’t see any newspapers.’
I was in Ife, Osun State, for three days last week. I worried so much during those three days that I was unable to sleep. Newspapers weren’t visible to me on the street.
Newspaper vendors do not find it viable to sell them on the street, which is why we rarely see them there. He won’t accomplish anything if he doesn’t sell enough to earn any money for himself.
such work. Furthermore, given that most people do not read the newspaper, how do you sell enough? Now here we are. It’s said that time waits for no one.
We must make a decision and consider our options if we hope to be granted a pass. Publishing a paper in physical copies requires a lot of work, It is tense.
You see individuals from a variety of fields participating in its creation, such as journalists, reporters, and other parts. We don’t sell this kind of content because it requires a lot of work to generate.
If it isn’t sold, what good is it? We must give this some serious thought. How many titles are profitable right now? We must use our intellect. More contemplation is required.
In what way to endure in the given circumstances Obaigbena
The keynote speaker, Obaigbena, began his speech by stating: ‘Today marks 165 years since journalism began in Nigeria.’ In 1859, Iwe Irohin got its beginnings. Many things have changed in 165 years.
We are all seated here today. What is the mean age of the editors present? Here, the majority of us are older than 40. Where are the young people that make up 30, 40, and even 50% of the population—those who read,
interact, and use social media—who are? How come they are not among you? When Uncle Sam appeared in the Daily Times, what was his age?
What was the age of Peter Enahoro? What was the age of Ike Nwachukwu? All of them were youthful adults in their twenties and thirties.
Moreover, today That’s why we call it survival mode. The audience has to be the source of that survivor.
Also, young people in Nigeria make up your audience. Are you in a relationship with them? Are you collaborating with them? Are they covered in today’s news? Our world has changed. There will be an election in the US in approximately 100 days.
Donald Trump announced to the globe that he would retain a portion of US assets in cryptocurrency while interacting with the cryptocurrency community.
There is also a woman who has the potential to create history by following her own path.
And so, guided by one of those two individuals, that is the world we are entering. If cryptocurrency becomes a new kind of money, how ready are we? As an example,
how will We interact? In what way will the media portray our nation? Media is being shaped by technology, which is also driving the globe.
Uncle Sam was lamenting, I heard, because he could not buy his paper in Ife, Osun State. Yes, but last night in Ife, he had already found the content he could not purchase. People had eaten it.
It had been read by others. Thus, such data remains accessible. We serve solely as a channel for the dissemination of that data.
Writing stories and interacting with readers is what journalists do. All that the newspaper does is disseminate that news. The purpose of your phone is distribution. Your system is meant for sharing.
Thus, let us not conflate the concept with the mode of delivery. That implies that Good journalism will not change, despite changes in delivery. Still, what makes for good journalism?
‘Old-fashioned truth, accuracy in fact checking, telling the story straight, audience engagement, and future development.’ But that does not imply that there is a crisis in journalism. We possess what is referred to as artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence is a difficulty and a task we must face in the future world. AI: What Is It? AI is a confluence of hardware, software, and appropriate algorithms that have an effect on everything. However, in the media is more significant.
They are able to steal your face. They are able to steal your voice. They are able to steal your identity. and produce whatever you want.
Therefore, AI poses a threat to us, but AI is a machine. AI must be trained. AI has to be treated. We need to oppose AI.
Next, AI will react. Will artificial intelligence transform our world, and if so, are we ready? Teenagers as young as seven or eight years old can do a lot with the computer and their phones there.
Friends and coworkers, that’s where we encounter difficulties, but we also have the opportunity to make positive use of them.
Establish brands
It can be utilized to make medicine. It is a treatment for illnesses. There are numerous further uses for it.
What strategy do we use to counteract AI’s benefits? … employ it to further excellence in journalism? What are our options for combating AI? Construct our brands. bolster our reporting.
Additionally, make sure that We contribute to the betterment of our society.
The youth in our nation outnumber the elderly by a wide margin. We must eradicate poverty and get them jobs. Here we are in the struggle for existence against newspapers and magazines.
I’ve been urged to talk on how we, as newspapers and magazines, manage to thrive nowadays. The laws should be modified first. in situations where intellectual property, or IP, is valued as an asset.
Get Paid
The intellectual property, or the product of your brain, must be made available as an asset class. You can, but it must be a bankable asset class. Consequently, you may generate value and raise funds against it.
And the first issue I raise with the Minister of The previous minister’s task was to make sure that legislation was passed requiring Google, Facebook, and Instagram, among others, to pay for the use of our work on the internet.
We will all be in much better places if we as journalists are paid for the work we do on a daily basis. The first survival instinct that we need to develop is making sure that, after that order is paid for, our intellectual property—what we do—is published daily on social media.
We can do this as a group, under the direction of the Guild of Editors, or in collaboration with the government. That’s the initial action.
Getting ready for AI is the next phase. It is to guarantee sound governance and to advance education.
Anaba said Jakande was a perfect example of honesty and sincerity.
‘We heard from his colleagues, associates, and students who stated how great he was at the inaugural lecture last year,’ Eze Anaba added. We heard about his diligent efforts to establish a platform that myself and others aimed to establish.
‘As it provides us with the institutional memory to understand how we got to where we are and how to build on the history and accomplishments of the past, the Guild desk of today believes that it is critical to institutionalize a culture of appreciation.
The guy this lecture is dedicated to honoring led a morally upright and influential career. All things considered, he committed his whole professional and political career to furthering the principles of social justice and liberty.
Additionally, he was a living example of the virtues of justice, bravery, honesty, and integrity.
He held the mighty accountable and related the tales of the fathers. He showed a dedication to the long-term viability of our journalistic independence.
He and his associates established the Guild in 1961 with the intention of resolving the matter and safeguarding the media information.
He and his associates blazed the trail for us to follow as we tackle the problems we face now.
Many people have made a concerted effort to look out modern, workable answers as a result of this quest. In addition, there have been significant changes in the ways that we make, report, disseminate, and acquire news.
The production cost has skyrocketed. Sales have significantly decreased as a result of a a failing economy.
inventive fixes
It is our responsibility as media managers to come up with creative yet long-lasting solutions. Additionally, as journalists and media practitioners,
we ought to figure out how to incorporate the effects of new technologies into every aspect of our work. In order to thrive and reach new audiences for our work, we must put in more effort and change more frequently.
Today’s lecture’s theme was inspired by the pursuit of ideas or answers for the future.
Furthermore, no one is better qualified to discuss the subject of media survival than the chairman of this rapidly expanding television network, a guy who has both survived and kept on setting new records. Ladies and gentlemen, we need answers regarding the path ahead in the present.’
Why AI shouldn’t be an issue, according to Sanwo-Olu
We are discussing social media and artificial intelligence, stated Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by Omotoso.
To all of this, I would say that the solution is quite straightforward. One major advantage of the media is public trust. They have discovered them to be an excellent source of reliable information.
Therefore, I would like to suggest that we continue to attend all of that. Every single one of the ideals that people have come to associate with us over 165 years ago.
‘AI shouldn’t even pose a concern. It needs to be something that inspires thought. Your only concern should be how to apply AI to advance all of the positive concepts we consider on a daily basis.
Yesterday, President Bola Tinubu signed the power source N70,000 minimum wage bill into law. The president signed the bill in the container of the State House during their first encounter with the Federal Government Executive Council, or FEC.
It seems that President Bola Tinubu has officially signed a bill establishing a minimum wage of N70,000. This is a significant development,
as it may impact the livelihoods of many workers across the country.
Such legislation typically aims to improve the standard of living and address issues related to inflation and the cost of living.
The council delayed the meeting because the leadership of the National Assembly, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, desired to see the act signed.
The House of Representatives of Australians and the Senate passed the new minimum wage legislation on Tuesday.
Within an hour, the law was approved on its first reading (at President Bola Tinubu’s request), its second reading (discussion on basic principles),
and in the combination of the lower and upper chambers of Congress on its third the reading process.
The country’s minimum salary was raised by the law from N30,000 to N70,000. Additionally,
the statute stipulates for a minimum wage review to take place approximately every three years.
The former President Muhammadu Buhari signed the N30,000 per month minimum wage bill in 2019.
A number of discussions were held between organized labor and the federal government previously to the new minimum wage statute being passed.
If you have any specific questions or need further information regarding this new law or its implications, feel free to ask!
Protests: FG designates prisons as “Red Zones” and issues a warning about attempted infractions, ABUJA: The Federal Government has designated all 256 of its detention facilities as ‘red zones,’
whose sanctity must not be violated under any circumstances, ahead of the anticipated statewide rallies against terrible governance that are set to begin on August 1.
The warning was made in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday by Controller General of Corrections CGC Haliru Nababa.
The statement from the CGC read,
‘The Nigerian Correctional Service wishes to inform the public that the Custodial Centers have been designated as red zones;
Thus, any individual or group of individuals with no business with the prospect needs to avoid it.
in reference to the alleged nationwide protest that is set to take place on August 1, 2024. Service Spokesman ACC Abubakar Danlami Umar signed on his behalf.
A portion of the statement says, ‘Furthermore, the Service would like to remind the public that Custodial and non-custodial centers are vital national resources that are relevant to both national security and public safety.
Attacking or tampering with them will result in a collapse of law and order and worsen the security of society as a whole.
‘In order to guarantee the security of correctional facilities, the Service strongly recommends all members of the public to collaborate with the Service.
Sufficient security measures have been implemented to guarantee that no correctional facility is vandalized.
The Ministry of Interior Joint Taskforce (MOIJTF) has been triggered to bolster security within and around detention centers around the country.
‘Haliru Nababa FICMC, MFR, mni, the Controller General of Corrections,
is grateful for the public’s ongoing assistance in maintaining peace and quiet in and around correctional facilities across the country.
It is also recommended that the public report any suspicious movement or plot to info@corrections.gov.ng, the official website of the agency, or by giving 09060004598 or 08075050006 a call immediately.
The registrar of Wigwe University, Uionna Inyama, passed away at Abuja Hospital under suspicious circumstances. Prior to her tragic passing, Viztadaily.com (TNG) notes that Inyama was receiving treatment for fibroids.
Before coming to Wigwe University,
Inyama worked for the National Universities Commission (NUC) as chief of staff and head of strategic communications and special tasks in the executive secretary’s office.
Having worked for NUC for more than 20 years, Inyama developed her knowledge in academic planning and quality assurance,
as well as university regulations and administration, in different commission directorates.
She has participated in a number of projects, working groups, communities of practice, and a variety of policy and strategic committees within the Nigerian university system.
With a master’s degree in international development and a first-class honours degree in French, Inyama is a bilingual administrator.
from the University of Birmingham, with a focus on social reconstruction as well, management, and the dispute.
On February 9, Herbert Wigwe, the founder of Wigwe University, passed away in a Southern California helicopter crash alongside his wife Chizoba and first son Chizi.
September is the planned launch month for the university.
Many residents have expressed their frustration as they find themselves unable to make calls or access data services due to the sudden restrictions.
This move has not only disrupted personal and business interactions but has also raised concerns among regulatory bodies about the fairness and transparency of such actions.
Regulators are now calling for clarity from MTN regarding the criteria used for these SIM blocks.
as users report a lack of prior warning or adequate information.
MTN SIM blockage: On Monday, ‘customers occupied Idi-Ape’s office in Ibadan. Online videos that are trending portray angry consumers hurriedly sending MTN employees home in reaction to the outage.’
Thousands were stuck at the Idi-Ape office, according to a tweet sent out by Oyo Affairs using the @Oyoaffairs handle.
The situation has prompted discussions around consumer rights and the obligations of telecommunications companies to their subscribers.
Advocacy groups are urging MTN to engage with the community and address the issues at hand to restore trust and reliability in their services.
As the backlash grows,
MTN faces mounting pressure to provide an explanation and potentially reconsider their approach.
Customers are demanding accountability and reassurance that they will not be left in the dark as they seek resolution to the challenges posed by the SIM card blocks.
The continuing fallout from this situation underscores the importance of maintaining
Open lines of communication between service providers and their customers to avoid similar crises in the future.
As said by Ogbeni Adefila (@OgbeniHadephila), ‘Protesting is never a solution if you are worried about the SIM ban.
To file a class action lawsuit against the service providers, band together as one entity. File a lawsuit and make amends.
The comment ‘This Idi-Ape MTN office is choked o’ was made by OluwaLoba (@iamtobzz), another MTN SIM subscriber.
