The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, 2025, as public holidays to celebrate the Eid-ul-Adha.This declaration was made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, via a statement issued on Monday, June 2, 2025.Tunji-Ojo also congratulated the Muslim faithful both in the diaspora
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The Federal High Court (FHC) Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Monday, locked out judges, lawyers, staff and litigants from accessing the court following the indefinite strike declared by its national body.A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the FHC headquarters located along
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The Turkish government has mourned with victims of devastating floods that hit Mokwa and surrounding communities in Niger State.In a statement released on Sunday, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed condolences to the Nigerian government and the families of those affected by the disaster.The statement expressed sorrow over the
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The Kano State Government has declared Monday, June 2, 2025, as a public holiday to sympathise with the families of 22 young athletes, coaches, and officials who died in a ghastly auto crash while returning from the just-concluded National Sports Festival in Ogun State.Governor Abba Yusuf, who is currently in
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The National Teachers’ Institute, NTI, plans to establish study centres in all the 774 local governments in Nigeria, according to its Director and Chief Executive, Prof. Sadiya Sani-Daura.Sani-Daura disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna in a special interview to mark the two-year anniversary of President Bola
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The Debt Management Office (DMO), on behalf of the federal government, has offered two savings bonds for subscription at N1,000 per unit.According to a statement by the DMO on Monday in Abuja, the first offer is a two-year FGN savings bond due on June 11, 2027, at an interest rate
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The proposed opposition coalition is considering former Transportation Minister Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as its likely presidential candidate for the 2027 election, following a growing deadlock between Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.The coalition, which includes key political figures and groups, has also begun discussions about forming a new political party, to
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and dismantled a syndicate that sponsors hajj pilgrims who also serve as couriers to move cocaine to Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage. This followed the arrest of leaders of the cartel in Kano.The arrest of the kingpins: Abubakar Muhammad, Abdulhakeem
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Sidi Ould Tah of Mauritania has been elected the new President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group.Tah was elected as the ninth president of the bank on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at the annual meetings of the AfDB Group, held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.Before his election, Tah was a
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