October 15, 2021

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 19 as a public holiday.

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola said the public holiday is to commemorate Eid-ul-Mawlud, which is the birth of Prophet Muhammad.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore on Friday, Africa Daily News, New York reports.

Aregbesola congratulated all Nigerian Muslim faithful, both at home and in the diaspora, on the occasion of
Eid-ul-Mawlud.

He called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, and perseverance which were the virtues of the Holy Prophet, as doing so …

The leadership of the Northern Youths’ Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari-led government on its unrelenting efforts in ensuring that corruption is totally eliminated in the country.

The statement noted that the blockage of all revenue leakages in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) is a step taken in the right direction by the present administration to curtail corruption in the country.

The forum’s President, Isah Abubakar, in a statement, explained, ‘With the presentation of 2022 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly, Federal Government need to beam its searchlight on major revenue generation MDAs, with special focus on

Kaduna residents on Friday reacted to the suspension of felling of trees for timber, firewood, charcoal.

They said already, the price of gas for cooking has risen beyond every household’s pocket, while the only alternative; firewood and charcoal meant for the low income earners, and unemployed members of the society were suspended by the state government.

Recall that the state government on September 24, 2021, announced the suspension of felling of trees for timber, firewood, charcoal for commercial purposes across seven Local Governments; Birnin Gwari, Igabi, Chikun, Giwa, Kachia, Kauru, Kajuru.

Since the suspension, prices of gas and kerosene used …

The Joint Union of Plateau State Owned Tertiary Institutions (JUPTI) has appealed to the state government to resolve the lingering issues which have led to the ongoing strike action across all institutions under the union, vowing not to resume work if the issues are not resolved.

JUPTI said their members are being owed 25 percent of withheld Treasury Single Account funds, totaling ₦460 million since 2016.

The union equally said its members are suffering non-implementation of CONTEDISS peculiar allowance as contained in the agreement reached between JUPTI and the government, which are among other issues that have continued to linger.…