Between 1 and 10 August 2024, the #EndBadGovernance protests swept the northern states (Kano, Katsina, Borno, Niger, Kaduna) and parts of the south. Triggered by the cost-of-living crisis after the May 2023 subsidy removal and naira float, the protests saw at least 24 killed according to Amnesty International. Curfews were imposed in 5 states.
Tinubu2024· 24+ deaths (Amnesty)· Chapter IV · Record
End Bad Governance protests
1–10 August 2024. Hunger / cost-of-living protests across multiple states. Amnesty International: at least 24 killed.
Sources
- · Amnesty International Nigeria Report (Aug 2024)
- · Premium Times: End Bad Governance Death Toll (2024)
What it cost — political & economic reality
The political and economic reality
Nigeria in 2024: who was in charge, the cabinet of the day, the GDP, and the crises that defined the period.
President · Fourth Republic
Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu
2023–present· APC
National reality
Fuel subsidy removed at inauguration (29 May 2023); naira floated June 2023. Inflation at multi-decade highs (>30% YoY in 2024). Student loan scheme (NELFUND) launched 2024. WAEC torchlight exam controversy (2025).
Crises of the period
- Cost-of-living crisis 2023–25
- WAEC torchlight examinations (2025)
- JAMB CBT technical failures (2025)
- Naira free-fall 2023–24
GDP (World Bank)
≈ $363 bn (2023, post-float)
Cabinet (selected portfolios)
- Finance
Wale Edun (Coordinating Minister of the Economy)
- Justice (AGF)
Lateef Fagbemi (SAN)
- Education
Tahir Mamman (2023–24); Tunji Alausa (2024– )
Source: Federal Gazette 2023– ; CBN; NBS
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Redline
Wikipedia is never a source.