In Nigeria, trade union members are staging protests against high fuel prices and inflation resulting from the removal of a fuel subsidy. Talks between the unions and the government failed to yield an agreement on Tuesday.

Joe Ajaero, the head of the Nigeria Labour Congress, called on members to gather in their respective states and locations across the nation to express their collective resolve.

In light of the protests, Police chief Kayode Egbetokun warned against violence and urged commissioners to deploy officers fully to ensure the safety of the protesters.

President Bola Tinubu's sweeping measures announced on Monday to mitigate the impact of the fuel subsidy removal, including conditional grants to at least one million small businesses, were deemed insufficient by the unions.

The government justifies the lifting of the fuel subsidy, citing it as a measure to alleviate a government funding crisis, despite its popularity.