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The Federal Government has extended the public holiday for the Eid-El-Fitr celebration to Thursday. Last week, it announced a two-day – Tuesday and Wednesday – holiday for the festivities. However, the crescent was not sighted in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, meaning the Eid celebration will take place on Wednesday, prompting the Federal Government to add … [Read more…]

…As overjoyed parents name baby after Mrs. Mbah The Custos Care Foundation, a Foundation founded by the wife of the governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, has given a new lease of life to a baby, Nkechi. To Mrs. Rapuluchukwu Mmedo of Obune Inyi, Oji River LGA, and her baby, it was a new … [Read more…]

The Presidency on Monday unveiled its Citizens’ Delivery Tracker to provide a “strong feedback loop between citizens and government” on the eight priority areas of the Bola Tinubu administration. The President’s Special Adviser on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala-Usman, disclosed this at the Go-Live event of the CDT holding in Abuja on Monday. “The platform … [Read more…]

Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu and Vice President, Kashim Shettima, have both arrived Lagos and Borno respectively to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which signifies the end of Ramadan. President Tinubu on board the Nigerian Air Force presidential plane 5NFGW, landed at 4:30 pm local time at the Presidential wing of the Muritala Mohammed Airport in Ikeja, and … [Read more…]

The Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has ordered the remand of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He is to be remanded till the next adjourned date, Thursday, April 11 when the court will give its ruling … [Read more…]

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, April 9th and Wednesday, 10th April, 2024 as holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Sunday signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Aishetu Ndayako. The minister congratulated all Muslim faithful … [Read more…]

Even if your heart is made of stone, you will weep at the sight and circumstances of the famished innocent babies, children, women, and men of the Okuama community, at their sanctuary in a forest in a part of the state. The villagers displaced from their homeland because of the March 14 brutal massacre of … [Read more…]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined the Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) ₦200m for violating a new tariff order. “The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) has taken enforcement action against the Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (“AEDC”) for non-compliance with the Supplementary Order to the April 2024 Multi-Year Tariff Order 2024 for AEDC (the … [Read more…]

The Federal Government has jacked up the electricity tariff for Band A customers. Band A are those who enjoy electricity supply for 20 hours per day. At a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Musliu Oseni, Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), said the increase will see customers pay ₦225 kilowatts per … [Read more…]

…Sustain Operation To Hunt Down Abductors …CP Kanayo condemns and describes viral video alleging that police refused to enter forest to rescue victims as an act of mischief meant to malign the police and mislead the public Enugu State Police Command’s operatives serving in Ezinze Police Division, complemented by the Neighbourhood Watch Group, on March … [Read more…]

Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday continued his fraternal visit to the Muslim Communities even as their fasting enters the last lap. Sharing photos of his visit on his official X page, Obi disclosed that he was in Awka, Anambra State capital, where he interacted and enjoyed the conviviality … [Read more…]