Port closed and curfew extended amid continuing protests

23 Oct 2020 / Nigeria

Following ongoing protests and reports of a fire at the Nigerian Ports Authority HQ, Lagos port remains closed.

Meanwhile, the curfew has been extended to Port Harcourt in the Rivers State, where the port is witnessing low scale of operations. The same applies at Warri main port. A curfew has also been declared in Delta State where Warri Port is located.

Offshore terminals are not affected by the disruption and measures taken to counter it.

The protests have also reached Akwa Ibom State, prompting the Governor ordered a curfew from 9pm yesterday (23 October) until 12 pm today to see how the situation can be managed. Inshore and offshore port operations in Calabar, Qua Iboe, Antan, Yoho etc are affected.

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