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The Federal Government has declared Friday, March 7, 2023which is Good Friday and Monday, March 10, 2023 which isEaster Monday as public holidays to mark this year’scelebrations.The public holiday was declared by the Minister of Interior,Rauf Aregbesola, in Abuja.In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of theMinistry, Shuaib Begore, the Minister encouraged Christiansto emulate the virtues of sacrifice...

The Federal Government has secured 800 million dollars fromthe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development(World Bank) to provide post-petroleum subsidy palliatives forover 50 million Nigerians ahead of June 2023.The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning,Zainab Ahmed, revealed this to State House correspondentsafter this week’s Federal Executive Council chaired byPresident Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock ...

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The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria,Muhammed Sanusi, says Nigeria has never been this dividedsince the Civil War of 1967 to 1970.He said the country, because of the elections, was nowdangerously divided along ethnic and religious lines, addingthat it had put the integrity of public institutions in question.Sanusi made the remarks at the third Nigerian LeadershipColloquium in honour of the senior pastor of Tr...

Some opposition parties’ House of Representatives members-elect have pledged to work together to protect democracy inthe 10th National Assembly.The lawmakers include members elected on the platform ofPeoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, New NigeriaPeoples Party, All Progressive Grand Alliance, YoungProgressive Alliance, Action Democratic Congress and SocialDemocratic Party.The parties adopted as their sloga...

President Muhammadu Buhari has named the newlycommissioned National Counter Terrorism Center after theJordan King, King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein.The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu,revealed this in a statement, adding that the president alsohad a phone conversation with Al-Hussein.Shehu said both leaders expressed satisfaction at thedeepening of the Nigeria-Jordan strategic partnership inmatter...

Victor Osimhen underwent treatment on Tuesday at Napoli’straining centre in Castel Volturno.Osimhen missed Napoli’s 4-0 defeat to AC Milan lastweekend after suffering a muscle injury on international dutywith Nigeria.Friday will be a key date to know whether he will be able toface Milan in the UEFA Champions League next week.Luciano Spalletti’s side will face Leece in a Serie A clash onF...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that thosepushing for subsidy removal in Nigeria are out to set thecountry on fire.The warning came against the backdrop of an announcementthat the outgoing government of President MuhammaduBuhari had left the decision of petrol subsidy removal to theincoming government.According to NLC, the focus should be on the local refining ofpetroleum products and not subsidy remova...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, hascriticized the Minister of Information and Culture, LaiMohammed, over allegations of inciting a post-electioninsurrection.At a press conference in Washington DC, Mohammedreportedly warned Obi to desist from stoking violence over theresults of the recently held presidential election.Obi however took to Twitter to denounce the allegations.Accordi...

The Defence Headquarters has called for calm over viralsocial media video clips of the presence of some UnitedNations Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and equipmentsighted recently in Benin City.The Defence Headquarters made the call in a statementsigned by the Acting Director of Defence Information,Brigadier General, Tikir Gusai.He said Nigeria is contributing troops to various UnitedNations Peacekeeping operations, ...