The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays to mark the 2021 Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior made the statement on behalf of the Federal Government on Monday. An announcement from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, quoted Aregbesola as congratulating the Muslim faithful on the …
The most important use of a political party would be to spur members to contest elections. Apart from contesting the election, political parties canvass different policies and policies for the people as a pressure group. They play a significant part in the decision-making to assist legislation and implementation of policies. These political parties, when effective in elections, form and run …
A former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has stated that he does not have any connection with any terrorist or bandit group within or outside the nation. Abubakar made the clarification in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna on Monday that was signed on his behalf by his Media Aide, Dr Yakubu Sulaiman. The former Head …
The chief of this proscribed Indigenous individuals of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has written United States President, Joe Biden to turn down the request of President Muhammadu Buhari seeking its arms and military help. Nnamdi Kanu in a statement titled”Re: petition for United States military assistance by President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria”, maintained Buhari had made Nigeria the most dangerous …
In a bid to help build a robust health care infrastructure, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has up to now disbursed over N83.9 billion in loans to pharmaceutical companies and healthcare practitioners. Its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, who revealed this at the weekend in Lagos during the launch of the documentary movie, “Unmasked”, lamented that Nigerians’ out-of-pocket expenditures …
