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Day: August 1, 2024

FCCPC cautions Coca-Cola, NBC over deceptive product labelling

The Commission said it had reserved the quantum of the penalty appropriate under the FCCPA and APR 2020 for further regulatory action and would impose the same in due course. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has issued its final regulatory order on Coca-Cola and the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd. A statement…

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IGP puts officers on red alert, says cops murdered, injured in protests

The IGP advised protesters to shelve demonstrations or restrict their activities to designated locations to avoid infiltration by bad elements. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has put officers on red alert after reported violence in some states during the nationwide protest against hunger and hardship. After weeks of dramatic twists and turns,…

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Sultan asks Imams to placate Muslim protesters at Jumu’ah prayer

The Sultan also called on all Imams to commence sustained supplications and/or prayers at the moment of grief, through special prayers. Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has appealed to the conveners of the EndBadGovernance protest and other critical stakeholders to sheath their swords and urgently come to the table for dialogue. The President-General,…

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Security agencies have identified senator sponsoring protests – Wike

Wike said security agencies will soon invite the unnamed lawmaker to find out their reason for sponsoring protests against the government. Nyesom Wike, the Minister in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has claimed that security agencies have identified a senator who is allegedly sponsoring protests in the nation’s capital. The former Rivers State…

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Banks, shops open in Kwara as residents shun hunger protest

Some banks, financial institutions and shops were seen attending to customers, as security agents were patrolling major roads and streets in the Ilorin metropolis. Residents of Ilorin, Kwara, on Thursday ignored the ongoing nationwide protest against the current economic hardship in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police Command in…

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Rice looters in Edo disagree with Police, insist it’s diverted palliatives

Nehikhare alleged that the videos making the rounds regarding the looting were a desperate attempt to score cheap political points by opposition parties. Protesters on Thursday looted a truckload of rice at the Urora community in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government of Edo Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the protesters found the vehicle…

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Zamfara APC fumes as protesters attempt to attack Matawalle’s residence

Idris recalled that Matawalle’s residence was burgled in 2023 by some thugs, urging that security operatives should not allow such an ugly act to recur. The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned an attempt by some protesters to attack the residence of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle in…

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Bayelsa youths pelt protesters with bottles, stones to disperse them

The protesters, however, insisted that the protest would continue as they expressed their grievances on the economic situation of the country, saying it was their right to protest. Youths of the Biogbolo community in Yenagoa, Bayelsa resisted and dispersed protesters on the Melford Okilo Expressway who were moving from the Opolo axis of the state…

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Why we boycotted hunger, hardship protests — Zamfara students

Yari appealed to Nigerians to continue to be patient, saying that President Bola Tinubu was working to address the economic challenges facing the country. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Zamfara chapter on Thursday said that students in the state boycotted the nationwide protest against hunger. The President, NANS Joint Campus Committee (JCC) in…

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Richest billionaires in the global tech industry

Tech firms emerged third position in the list of industries with the most billionaires. Several business-minded individuals in different sectors have been able to harness their skills to emerge billionaires, a feat which has been noticed to be easier in some fields than others. According to the Forbes 2023 Billionaire Census report which analysed the…

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