The Kaduna State Security Council has announced the complete removal of the 6 pm to 8 am curfew. The state's overseeing Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Aruwan said the curfew was lifted after an extensive review of the security situation in Kaduna and Zaria…

The Plateau State Government has again relaxed the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed on Jos-Bukuru metropolis, following violent protest in the area. Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs (DOPPA), to Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Jos. Bere said Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, who ordered further relaxation of…

The government has relaxed the curfew imposed in Kaduna and Zaria metropolis, saying that residents are now free to move, and engage in their

Some residents of Ado, Karu Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State, on Wednesday, complained that the 12 hour curfew in the area was interrupting business activities. The residents told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Karu that the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed by the Karu LGA had created setback in their businesses. NAN reports…

The Katsina State Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on the university town of Dutsinma in Dutsinma Local Government Area. The Director of Press to the Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Abdullah Yaradua, in a statement on Tuesday, announced that the acting governor, Faruk Lawal Jobe, approved the review of the 24-hour restriction…

The Kaduna State Government has given reasons why the 24-hour curfew was imposed in the metropolis and Zaria city, saying that hoodlums and criminals hijacked the protest against hardship in the state. Besides, the fresh protest which started at about 9am saw hundreds of youths and elderly men and women joining the protest against hardship…

The Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, announced in a statement issued in Kaduna. READ ALSO:Protests: Cautious optimism as normalcy returns to Kaduna, Kano, Katsina Aruwan said, “The Kaduna State Security Council under the leadership of Gov.  Uba Sani, following a review of the security situation in the State, hereby…

Protesters grounded commercial activities in Kano to demonstrate against bad governance in the state and country. Our correspondent gathered that the slow return to normalcy was worsened by the six hours of relaxation of the curfew between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm by the Kano State Government. Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Thursday…

Some Residents of Kano Metropolitan Local Government Area have lauded  Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State  for imposing a 24-hour curfew in the state amidst the ongoing protest. The residents said this in telephone interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kano. They said that the decision would  curtail  mass looting…

The Borno Government and heads of security agencies have announced a temporary relaxation of the curfew imposed in the state to allow Muslim faithful to observe the Friday (Jumaat) congregation prayers. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daso Nahun, who disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri on Friday said that the curfew would…

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has denied reports that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, imposed a strict curfew starting from 4pm for all protests. In a statement signed by Police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the IGP never gave such order. “Following the recent misinformation regarding the imposition of a curfew ahead of the…

Plateau State has lifted the curfew in Mangu Local Government Area five months after violent attacks on some communities. Governor Caleb Mutfwang's spokesperson, Gyang Bere, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday. Bere said the decision to lift the order by Mutfwang was taken after "careful consultation" with the state security council, giving a…