Nigerians Organize Nationwide Protests This Week Over Severe Cost-of-Living Crisis

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Nigerians Organize Nationwide Protests This Week Over Severe Cost-of-Living Crisis

Loveworld / 23 mins

August 1, 2024

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Nigerians are set to stage nationwide protests this week to address the country’s most severe cost-of-living crisis in decades. The protests, scheduled for Thursday, are gaining momentum on social media, raising concerns among authorities about the potential for violence similar to the 2020 demonstrations against police brutality or unrest akin to the recent chaotic protests in Nairobi, Kenya, triggered by a tax increase.
The government of President Bola Tinubu is focused on preventing a repeat of such unrest. Reports indicate that protest organizers have rejected a police proposal to confine rallies to smaller areas, which they see as an attempt to suppress their voices. Human Rights Watch has criticized the authorities’ response, suggesting a troubling inclination to stifle dissent in response to the escalating economic hardships faced by Nigerians.