The Federal Government has declared Friday, 21st April and Monday, 24th April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-al-Fitri. The religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide to mark the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. Eid-al-Fitr marks the end to the month long Ramadan fast, and the commencement of Shawaal, the 10th month of the …

The  Federal Government has declared Friday, this week and next Monday as public holidays to respectively mark Good Friday and Easter Monday. Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary, while Easter Monday is the second day of Easter. Making the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja, Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf …

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has assured the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to feel free within the state, saying nobody can chase him away. “Mr Minister, I am assuring you, that this is your state, nobody can chase you away”, Adeleke told Aregbesola on Tuesday when he joined the former governor of the state to launch the …

Many more Nigerians are renouncing their citizenship, according to the Federal Ministry of Interior. While 150 Nigerians renounced their citizenship between 2006 and 2021, 159 did so in 2022 alone. The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Shuaib Belgore gave these statistics at the 64th session of the State House Ministerial briefing, organised by the Presidential Communications Team in Aso Rock …

The Federal Government has declared Monday, 3rd October as a public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. The last national holiday in Nigeria was Eid-el-Kabir on 11th and 12 July, while the next one after that of the Independence Day is due Eid-el-Maulud on 10th October. In announcing the Independence Day holiday on Wednesday, the Minister of …

Two hundred and eighty-six foreign nationals took the Oath of Allegiance to adopted Nigerian citizenship. They include four Americans, 14 Britons and 86 Lebanese. After the ceremony presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola told State House correspondents that on 9 February, the Federal Executive Council approved a list of the …