Month: August 2024

The African Public Relations Association (APRA) has expressed unequivocal solidarity with the government and people of Nigeria as the protest embarked upon in response to the rising costs of living entered its third day.APRA called for sincere and continuous dialogue to ensure speedy resolutions of the issues that led to the protests. This was contained in a release signed by Arik Karani President, APRA. APRA said protests and advocacies for improved social conditions are constitutive of civil liberties and central to democratic practice. “Indeed, democracy dies without a guarantee of…

Human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has called on angry Nigerian youths to immediately suspend the ongoing hunger protests.   He made the appeal in a statement on Friday evening.   Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa who is the lawyer to the Take It Back Movement, one of the civil society group organizing the protests, regretted some deaths and losses trailing the demonstrations, adding that it was not the original goal of the protests   He said, “The mass protests declared against hunger and bad governance entered its second day today August 2, 2024.…

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has restated his administration’s commitment to staff capacity building, added that it is an effective strategy for improved performance. He stated this when the Director General of Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Major General G.A Wahab paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja. He said the longtime synergy between NYSC and the Army Centre has been of tremendous benefits to both parties. General Ahmed assured his guest that more NYSC staff would participate in subsequent trainings…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has bared his fangs on President Bola Tinubu as he mobilises protesters, lavishing state funds on them to go on rampage. This is happening after the President’s plea to eschew violence during the protests. He also pointed fingers at properties of those he perceived to be his political enemies of the state for destruction. The primary responsibility of government at all levels is to protect lives and property while balancing citizens’ constitutional rights. However, in the interest of safety and security, governments often limit the…

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos has condemned in strong terms the reported attacks on journalists and other media professionals on Thursday August 1 while covering the first day of a nation-wide protest by groups demanding end to hardship inducing economic policies. Information gathered by IPC’s journalists’ safety alert situation room revealed that a number of journalists and media professionals faced one form of attack or the other including physical assault, harassment, denial of access to cover the protest, etc. Some of the affected journalists were injured, arrested or had…