The federal government has declared Monday, May 1st, as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration. The minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government.Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the permanent secretary, ministry of interior, Shuaib Belgore, on Friday, April
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Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated former Minister of Education and former World Bank Vice President (Africa), Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, on her 60th birthday.In a statement on Friday, Obasanjo disclosed that before her appointment as Minister, Ezekwesili worked with him in the Price Intelligence Unit, domiciled at the
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Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the first batch of stranded Nigerians in crisis-ravaged Sudan evacuated by the federal government will arrive in Abuja today.Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this during a briefing at the State House in Abuja on Thursday.She said a total of 13
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has evacuated a total of 2,544 persons from Sudan following the outbreak of a military conflict in the country.Among them, 119 are Saudi citizens while 2,425 are from 74 countries among which 10 are from Nigeria.This was contained in a press release by the Saudi
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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has dismissed claims that the country lost over $2.4 billion revenue from alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil exported in 2015 to China.Malami faulted the allegations during the resumed Ad-hoc Committee investigation on the
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said the ruling party has not zoned the leadership positions for the 10th National Assembly.The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Felix Morka disclosed this in a statement issued Thursday night.He said any report to the contrary did not emanate from the party, adding
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Nigeria accounts for 12.4 per cent of the out-of-school children in Sub-Saharan Africa, says education minister Adamu Adamu.Mr Adamu disclosed this on Thursday in Benin during activities to mark the Edo government’s 2023 ‘Education Week’.“Our education challenge is an open secret; out of 258 million out-of-school children worldwide, an estimated
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has charged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to work on the development of green hydrogen as another energy source as the clamour for energy transition gathers steam globally.The Vice President also said that hasty transition from fossil fuel will lead to long term job losses
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will spend some time in his hometown Daura, Katsina before heading to live in Kaduna after relinquishing power on May 29 this year, when he would have completed his second term of four years in office.Mr Buhari, who has been in the saddle
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Friday to Sunday across the country.NiMet`s weather output released on Thursday in Abuja predicted sunny atmosphere on Friday with patches of clouds over the northern region with prospects of morning thunderstorms over parts of Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto states.According
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