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The federal government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th April 2021, public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, urged Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience, which were demonstrated by Jesus Christ (pbuh). He called on ...

The debt profile of Nigeria worsened in 2020, analysis of data released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) has shown. According to the 2020 debt data released by the DMO, the country’s total debt further rose by more than 20 per cent within one-year period as the nation’s debt portfolio rose by N5.52trn. As of December 2019, the country’s debt ...

The recent ‘declare your assets order’ to bank workers by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has continued to raise dust with stakeholders faulting the policy. Bankers under the aegis of the Association of Senior Staff for Banks, Insurance and other Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) and National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFE) say the anti-graft should focus on ...

Gunmen have kidnapped some students of the Federal College of Forestry in Kaduna.They stormed the school about 3 a.m. on Friday. Mohammed Jalige, spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command confirmed the attack and abduction. He told Channels TV that the attackers invaded the college located at Mando area, not far from the Nigerian Defence Academy. Jalige could not confirm the exact number ...

Hundreds of members of the Nigeria Labour Congress have commenced a protest march to the National Assembly complex in Abuja. The union and its affiliates are demanding the withdrawal of a bill that would remove the National Minimum Wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list. The House of Representatives had about two weeks ago introduced the bill which according to the sponsor, ...

The schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in Talatu-Mafara local government area of Zamfara state have been released.  Over 300 of the schoolgirls were kidnapped after gunmen invaded the school in the wee hours of the morning last Friday. There was speculation about their release at the weekend, but the Zamfara state government dismissed the rumour as fake ...

The Third Mainland Bridge will be open for use by 12 noon today, Saturday. The minister of works, Babatunde Fashola disclosed this in a tweet on his official handle. He said: ”Third mainland bridge rehab completed. Fully opens to traffic at 12noon today. Thank you all for your patience. Drive safely”

The students abducted from Government Science College, Kagara, Niger state, have been freed by their abductors.  About 27 of the students and 12 other persons were kidnapped from the school when gunmen struck about 10 days ago. A source at the Niger state government house confirmed the development to our correspondent on Saturday. Abubakar Bello, the governor of Niger state, ...

Gunmen have kidnapped over 300 schoolgirls in Zamfara State. The abduction took place in the early hours of Friday, according to available report. The BBC Hausa Service is reporting that the school, Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State, was attacked by several gunmen in the early hours of Friday. According to the report, ...

Niger Delta militants under the aegis of Supreme Egbesu Liberation Fighters have threatened to destroy infrastructure in Lagos State and Abuja. In a video posted on Tuesday by AIT, members of the group were seen wearing masks and putting on a military uniform. One of them, who read a statement on behalf of the group, lamented poor implementation of the ...