The Federal Government has declared Friday, 29th March and Monday, 1st April 2024 as public holidays to mark the celebrations of this year’s Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively. The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Aishetu Ndayako, on Wednesday. Tunji-Ojo …

Borno State Government has declared a one-day statewide fast for Monday, February 19, to seek divine intervention on the rising cost of food items and the spate of landmine explosions across its major roads. In a statewide broadcast on Friday, Governor Babagana Zulum said: “I speak to you today with a heavy heart, but also with a determination to address the …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday nullified the N800 billion budget signed into law by the Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalaye Fubara. In December, the governor presented an N800 billion 2024 Appropriation Bill to a faction of the Assembly comprising four lawmakers. Following the passage of the budget by the lawmakers, Fubara subsequently signed the budget into law. …

A three-month mourning period has been declared for the late Ijaw monarch of Seimbiri Kingdom in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, Charles Ayemi-Botu. The deceased, popularly known as the Lion of the Niger, was the first Executive Chairman of the Traditional Rulers of Oil Minerals Producing Communities of Nigeria and the Life Patron of the body. His death …

Ahead of the Edo State 2024 governorship election, the Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu has made a formal announcement, expressing his desire to compete for the Peoples Democratic Party ticket in the forthcoming party primaries. Shaibu made his declaration known in a pre-recorded televised announcement on Monday morning. “As your deputy governor in the last seven years, I have had …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared the appointment of the Federal Character Commission Chairperson, Dr. Muheeba Dankaka, and Secretary, Barrister Bello Tukur, by former President Muhammadu Buhari as unlawful. In April 2020, the then President Buhari appointed 38 people, including the chairperson and secretary, to the board of the FCC. One Festus Onifade had sued the former …

The Osun State chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has embarked on an indefinite industrial action with immediate effect. The strike was declared on Wednesday by the union’s chairman in the state, Mr. Oluwagbenga Olakunle Eludire. The strike is coming on the heels of the protest on Monday and Tuesday by state’s JUSUN over the allegations of …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared the Zamfara State governorship election inconclusive. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the election. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, who was seeking a second term in office, had challenged the outcome of the 18th …

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has declared a total nationwide strike effective next Tuesday. The leadership of the two unions reached the resolution after an extraordinary National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The two major labour unions said that nationwide mobilisation of members and allies have begun immediately. The …

The organised labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has announced a nationwide strike over the beating and abduction of NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. At a press briefing on Friday, NLC Deputy President, Comrade Adeyanju Adewale, and TUC’s Deputy President, Tommy Okon said the strike would hold next Wednesday According to …