Both policies (fuel subsidy removal and unification of exchange rate) are being put in place at a time Nigerians are just recovering from the shocks of a controversial naira redesign policy that crippled businesses.
The first day of the NLC nationwide protests was observed across many states and will be followed by a national protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday.
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It was a Monday morning in May. By then, the judiciary workers’ nationwide strike had kept courts across the country shut for five weeks. So, it was reasonable to expect the courts’ gates to be closed.
However, at the High Court premises in Kubwa, a satellite town of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, such an expectation was far from reality.
Touts, photographers, and court officials were seen loitering around the premises. They surged towards whoever came in their direction scrambling to win the attention of the visitors. There was also free movement in and out of the court premises.