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Portable too rich to protest

#Endbadgovernance: ‘I’m Now Too Rich to Protest’ – Portable (video)

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Habeeb Okikiola, the popular Nigerian music sensation, who is better known as Portable, says he will not partake in the planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship in the country. Nigerian youths are planning a nationwide protest between August 1 and 15 against the rising cost of living and economic hardship in the country. In […]

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Less than 5% of Nigerians Have More Than N500,000 in Their Accounts

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The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, has revealed that less than 5% of Nigerians have more than N500,000 in their bank accounts. He said it is not acceptable that the wealth of the entire nation is concentrated in the hands of a few while the majority languish in poverty. […]

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‘Poverty Not Acceptable But Not a Shameful Thing for Nigerians’ – Tinubu

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President Bola Tinubu has said that in as much as acceptable, it is not a shameful thing for Nigerians. The president stated this on Friday at the closing ceremony of a 3-day retreat for ministers, presidential aides, and other cabinet members, which took place in the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. He tasked members of […]

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