September 2020

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and #RevolutionNow movement on Tuesday protested hike in petrol price, electricity tariff and cable TV subscriptions among others.

Recall that the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, had earlier announced an increment in the pump price of petrol to ₦151.56 per litre.

The Coalition of Civil Societies, Osun State and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), had given the Federal Government of Nigeria five days ultimatum to reverse the petrol pump price and electricity tariff, DAILY POST reports.

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Students in Ogun State are protesting the federal government’s upward review in the pump price of petrol.

The students, under the auspices of the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS) took to the street on Tuesday to express their grievances against the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government.

The students, while marching towards the Oke-Mosan Governor’s office, chanted songs that suggested they were not pleased with the decision of the Federal Government that led to the increase in pump price of petrol and electricity tariff.

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The students said …

Coronavirus cases are rising in 22 of the 50 U.S. states, mostly in the less-populated parts of the Midwest and South, an analysis by Reuters has shown.

As little as three weeks ago, cases were increasing in only three states, Hawaii, Illinois and South Dakota, according to the analysis comparing cases for the two-week period of Aug. 8-22 with the past two weeks.

On a percentage basis, South Dakota had the biggest increase over the past two weeks at 126%, reporting over 3,700 new cases.

Health officials have linked some of the rise to hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists who …