Tag: #EndSARS protest
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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). Haastrup, in a statement in Lagos on Sunday, also conveyed the sympathy of all STOAN members to the Board, Management and Staff of the authority over the…
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Protests: Buhari condemns hate messages, eviction notices, vows to protect citizens’ rights
President Muhammadu Buhari has again condemned hate messages and eviction notices to ethnic and religious groups as a result of the consequences of the EndSARS protests in some parts of the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that many lives were lost, while both public and private assets, worth billions of naira, were…
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#ENDSARS: Group laments effects of protests on Nigeria’s SDG achievement
The Civil Society Organisations Strategy Group on Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria (CSOSG-SDGs-Nigeria) says that the ENDSARS protests will take back the country in realising the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The National Chairman of the group, Dr Uzodinma Adirieje, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on…
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#EndSARS: Akeredolu lifts curfew as peace returns to Akure
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has lifted the 24 – hour indefinite curfew he imposed on the state, following the return of peace to Akure, the state capital. Mr Donald Ojogo, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, said on Friday in Akure, that the decision is with effect from Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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#EndSARS: Unsafe environment, cause of disruption – EEDC
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) says the current disruption in its operations across its network is caused by the unsafe environment occasioned by the #EndSARS protests. The EEDC Head, Corporate Communications, Mr Emeka Ezeh, said this in a statement on Friday in Enugu. Ezeh said that activities of the EEDC technical and maintenance teams…
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Protests: INEC postpones bye-elections indefinitely
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed indefinitely, the outstanding 15 bye-elections earlier scheduled to hold on Oct 31. The commission made the disclosure in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, in Abuja after INEC’s meeting held on Thursday. He cited the security…
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‘Burning several police stations will lead to retrogression’, says top Police officer
The Police Command in Lagos on Friday warned that the burning of several police stations across the state will lead to retrogression and a waste of money that could have been deployed to other projects. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos…
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#EndSARS: Northern Governors sue for peace, condemn violence
The Northern States Governors’ Forum has expressed concern that the ongoing protests has been taken over by hooligans, ethno-religious bigots and political marauders bent on destroying the country. A communique signed by its Chairman and Governor of Plateau, Mr Simon Lalong, said Nigerians must unite against the “diabolical influencers”, and ensure peaceful coexistence in the…
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#EndSARS: We’ll not allow protest in Lagos degenerate to anarchy – Police
The Police Command in Lagos State on Wednesday reiterated its resolve to ensure that the present ongoing #EndSARS protest would not degenerate into anarchy in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, and made available to newsmen in Lagos. “In as much as we…
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Oriental Hotel condemns attack on facilities
The Western Metal Products Company (WEMPCO) Group, owners of Lagos Oriental Hotel, on Wednesday condemned attacks on its facilities during the violence that accompanied EndSARS protest in the Lekki area of Lagos. Mr Taiwo Alli, Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, WEMPCO Group, in a statement in Lagos said that the firm formally acknowledged there was an…