LAGOS, July 27 – In an effort to prevent a nationwide protest over bad governance and the high cost of living, Nigeria is offering jobs in the state oil company and billions of naira in grants to its young people. The move comes as Nigerian activists aim to emulate youth-led protests in Kenya and Uganda that have challenged their governments.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
For the first time in nearly a decade, Nigeria’s state oil firm, NNPC Ltd, posted nationwide job vacancies on X, resulting in a flood of applications that crashed the company’s website. This follows the firm’s previous warnings about fraudulent job offers.
Additionally, Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth Development relaunched a 110 billion naira ($70 million) youth investment fund on Friday, aimed at providing grants to generate jobs. This fund, initially started in 2020, had been promised for revival in May, but little had been heard about it until now.
Earlier in the week, Nigerian lawmakers passed a new minimum wage, more than doubling the monthly earnings of the least-paid workers.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
Nigerians are organizing online for protests next week in response to a cost-of-living crisis marked by a 28-year-high inflation rate of 34.2%, following President Bola Tinubu’s removal of fuel subsidies and currency devaluation.
Religious clerics, traditional rulers, and other prominent Nigerians have joined the government in urging young people to refrain from protesting, fearing that Kenya-style demonstrations could damage the economy. The government has asked for more time to alleviate hardships, and both police and army leaders have warned that the protests could spiral out of control.
Protesters insist on their right to peaceful demonstrations, accusing the government of using the threat of violence as a pretext for a potential crackdown.>>>CONTINUE FULL READING HERE
