Protests build up over electricity, petroleum products hike
Protests are gradually building up across the country over the recent increase in the prices of petroleum products as well as hike in electricity tariff.
On Tuesday, the #RevolutionNow movement and the National Association of Nigeria Students, ANS, protested hike in petroleum product prices, electricity tariff and cable TV subscription among others.
The government had last Wednesday, through the Petroleum Pricing Marketing Company (PPMC), increased the ex-depot price of petrol from N138 to NN151.56 per litre, forcing marketers to increase pump price from N148 to N162 per litre.
The protesters, who converged on the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Old Garage in Osogbo, marched to Ola-Iya junction.
They were armed with placards with several inscriptions chanting anti-government songs.
