Nigeria Crisis – City Business News

August 29, 2021 No Responses

PDP Seeks Probe Into Rivers Boat Shooting

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the alleged shooting of a civilian market boat ferrying foodstuffs and other household goods in Dutch Island area of Rivers. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola...

May 12, 2021 No Responses

Southern Nigeria Bans Open Grazing

Seventeen Governors of all the 17 states in Southern Nigeria rose from their meeting on security, at Asaba, Delta State, on Tuesday, and resolved to immediately ban the movement of cattle on foot to their territory as well as outlawing...

November 12, 2020 No Responses

FG To Rehabilitate FRSC’s Damaged Facilities, Operational Vehicles

The Federal Government will rehabilitate and replace the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) facilities and operational vehicles destroyed during the #EndSARS protests, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has assure...

October 27, 2020 No Responses

#EndSARS: Oyo Inaugurates N500m Compensation Fund

Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated a N500 million compensation fund for victims of #EndSARS protests in the state. Speaking on Monday in Ibadan during a post-protest meeting held with traditional rul...

October 26, 2020 No Responses

Terminal Operators Condemn Burning Of NPA Building

The Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Mrs Vicky Haastrup, has condemned the looting and burning of the headquarters building of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). In a statement issued on Sunday, Haastrup, also conveye...

October 25, 2020 No Responses

IGP Orders AIGs, CPs, Others To Restore Normalcy

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate mobilisation of all police operational assets and resources to bring to an end the violence in some parts of the country. The IGP’s directive was contained in a statement....

October 24, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Decries Incessant Attack On Personnel, Operational Tools

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has decried incessant attacks on its personnel and operational tools due to the ENDSARS protest. In a statement on Friday, the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem explained ...

October 24, 2020 No Responses

PDP Suspends Political, Electioneering Activities

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has put on hold all its political and electioneering activities. In a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP explained that the decision was a further mark of ...

October 24, 2020 No Responses

Arik Air Resumes Flight Operations

The management of Arik Air has announced the resumption of flight operations in and out of Lagos from October 24, following the easing of the curfew imposed by the Lagos State Government. In a statement, Mr Adebanji Ola, the Communications Mana...

October 23, 2020 No Responses

Probe Lekki Shootings, Women Coalition Urges Buhari

A coalition of women groups, Mothers United and Mobilised (MUM), on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to constitute a transparent panel of inquiry into alleged shooting of unarmed EndSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos State. The coalit...

October 23, 2020 No Responses

Buhari’s Address On Endsars Protests

Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. 2. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine...

October 22, 2020 No Responses

#EndSARS: Ghanaian President Condemns Use Of Violence

President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has condemned use of violence in the ongoing protest against police brutality in Nigeria. According to the Ghanaian President, violence, “be it on the part of the police or protesters, cannot be the solution” to...

October 21, 2020 No Responses

Hoodlums Invade Customs Warehouse, Cart Away Seized Contrabands

Suspected hoodlums on Tuesday under the guise of the #EndSARS protesters invaded the Benin out station of the Nigerian Customs Service (NSC) and carted away some seized contrabands in the warehouse.Mr Meshach Uban, the Officer in charge of the outstation,...