Nigeria Protests

- Anti-Hunger Protests: Organizers of anti-hunger protests have written to the Inspector-General of Police and unveiled eight venues for the protest. The protests are scheduled to begin on August 1, 2024.

- Regional Leaders' Rejection*: Regional leaders have rejected a planned hunger protest.

- Coalition of Youths and Civil Societies: A coalition of youths, civil societies, socialists and radical groups has said that the planned August 1-10 protest would hold despite threats and intimidation from some quarters.

- Government Warnings: The Nigerian government has warned against the protests, with President Bola Tinubu's administration urging protesters to drop their plans ³. The government has described the protest as politically motivated.

- Security Precautions: The Nigerian Police Force has denied reports of a strict curfew, but security personnel have been deployed to major areas in anticipation of the protests.

- Protest Demands: The protesters have varied demands, including ³:
    - Reduction of fuel prices
    - Increase of the national minimum wage
    - Affordable electricity tariffs
    - Emergency fund for small and medium enterprises
    - State of emergency on inflation
    - Reopening of national borders
    - Prioritization of made-in-Nigeria goods
    - Release of illegally detained #EndSARS protesters
    - Electoral reforms

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