Eid-ul-Mawlud: Government Declares Tuesday Public Holiday
As part of celebrations for the Islamic Eid-ul-Mawlud, the federal government has declared Tuesday, October 19, 2021, as a public holiday. The event which marks the celebration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad will see Nigerian Muslims reflect on their religious life. Nigerian Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola in a statement issued […]
FG Declares Monday, June 14, As Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day
As part of celebrations for Nigeria’s Democracy Day for this year, June 12, 2021, the government has declared Monday, June 14, as a public holiday. The date (June 12) falls under a weekend (Saturday), prompting the government to go for Monday to ensure citizens have spare time to honour sacrifices made by patriotic Nigerians […]
International Workers Day: F.G. Declares May 3rd Public Holiday
As part of celebrations for this year’s International Workers‘ Day, the Federal Government has declared Monday, May 3rd, 2021, as a public holiday. The decision of the government to declare Monday a work-free day lies in the fact that May 1 which is supposed to be the public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday, […]
FG Launches Express Initiative To Help Nigerians Obtain International Passports In 72 Hours
In a bid to ensure that Nigerians get their International Passports in an easy and faster manner, the Federal Government has launched an Express initiative aimed at achieving this goal. Read more about Travel and Tourism The Nigerian government in partnership with the private sector has inaugurated an Immigration Service Passport Express Centre to […]
Easter: Federal Government Declares Friday And Monday Public Holidays
As part of the moves to mark this year’s celebration of Easter by Nigerian Christians, the federal government has announced that Friday, April 2, 2021, and Monday, April 5, are public holidays as Christians look to wrap-up the Holy Week. Read more about Easter Celebration This information was made public on Tuesday, March 30, […]
Court Declares “State of Osun” Illegal
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has ruled that the renaming of Osun State as “State of Osun” by Governor Rauf Aregbesola was illegal; and therefore, null and void. When Nigerian constitution gave some states a dose of state autonomy, it, obviously, did not consider innovative governors, who had the power to strategize and create new ideas. Apart from controversy-ridden Imo State […]
Juwah, Aregbesola, Implore Govt to Use ICT for Public Service Delivery
Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on all governments within the federation to adopt Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in carrying out public service. The NCC boss, who was speaking at the Nigerian Telecom Development Lecture (NITDEL) organised by the Nigerian Telecoms News Magazine recently, noted […]