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The National System Operator reported that electricity generation in Nigeria fell by 60.15 per cent to 1,255.78MW at 3 pm from 3,151.74MW at 2 pm. This report comes following a partial collapse of the national power grid yesterday, which resulted in a significant decrease in electricity generation, causing homes and businesses to be without power

The House of Representatives Committee on Interior has advised Nigerians to suspend the ongoing nationwide protests against “bad governance”. The committee chairman, Abdullahi Aliyu, gave the charge in a statement on Monday, August 5. The lawmaker urged demonstrators to embrace dialogue with the government on plans to meet their demands. Aliyu noted that protest is

Prominent activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has argued that politicians in Nigeria should not receive salaries, citing the country’s economic challenges and the need to focus on politics as a service-oriented endeavor. Naturenex reports that Adeyanju expressed these views on a recent episode of ‘The Honest Bunch’ podcast, co-hosted by well-known actor Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, also

Some demonstrators who are part of the #EndBadGovernance protests have seized an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), belonging to the Nigeria Police Force. Naija News understands the Police APC was seized by protesting youths in Kaduna State. While the circumstances leading to the takeover of the Police vehicle remain unclear as at press time, several videos

President Bola Tinubu has rescheduled this week’s Federal Executive Council meeting to an undisclosed date as the ongoing #EndBadGovernace protest continues nationwide. Naturenex learnt that some ministers were seen at the Council Chamber at the scheduled time, but President Tinubu, his Vice President Kashim Shettima, his Chief of Staff, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Secretary to

A leader of the Bauchi North zone’s #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests, Isah Zaki, has voiced strong dissatisfaction with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent nationwide address. Zaki stated that the decision to potentially relax the protests in Bauchi North is due to disruptions caused by hoodlums, which have harmed local businesses. He expressed willingness to suspend protests and

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s address to Nigerians on Sunday, saying it did not address the core demands of the people. In a statement on Monday via his verified X handle, Obi slammed the president for not showing empathy towards those who

Security operatives, on Monday, dispersed protesters in the Karu area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Naturenex gathered that the protesters marching against bad governance in the country were just assembling when security agents went after them and arrested three. One of the protesters who spoke with Punch, Yahaya Abdullahi, said the security agents fired

The International Press Centre (IPC) has revealed that masked security operatives opened fire on journalists at the Abuja National Stadium during the hunger protest on Saturday, August 3. The IPC said it finds it appalling that journalists covering and reporting the protests are still being targeted, victimized and brutally assaulted by security officials, hoodlums and anti-protesters.

The Department of State Services (DSS), has arrested one of the leaders of the ongoing #Endbadgovernance protests in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Micheal Lenin. According to information obtained by Naturenex, Lenin was arrested around 2 am on Monday at his residence in the Apo area of the nation’s capital city by DSS operatives. Confirming the

Toyosi and Dami also known as Tami have been evicted from the BBNaija season 9 house. The duo are the first housemates to be evicted after they found themselves in the bottom four along with Chekas, The Radicals and Streeze. Ndinne, the custodian for Week 1, had earlier saved The Radicals from eviction with the

Organizers of the #EndBadGovernance protest have accused President Bola Tinubu of being out of touch with reality as touching the needs of the masses in Nigeria. The organizers of the protest stated this while reacting to the nationwide presidential address by Tinubu on Sunday in response to the protest which has engulfed some major cities