Nigeria's president warns youth not to join 'sinister' protests

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has urged young people not to join nationwide cost-of-living protests planned for next week, saying they are the work of “sinister” people “capitalising” on the country’s economic woes.

Organisers are said to have drawn inspiration from events in Kenya.

Protesters in the East African nation are now calling on President William Ruto to resign after winning key demands - including the scrapping of planned tax rises and the dismissal of almost the entire cabinet.

Nigeria’s last mass demonstration was three years ago, against a reviled police unit accused of extra-judicial killings.