Eid el-Fitr

Nigerian govt approves additional public holiday

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Nigerian govt approves additional public holiday

The federal government has approved Thursday, April 11, as additional public holiday to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Fitr. The information is in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Aishetu Ndayako, on Tuesday in Abuja. She stated that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who gave the additional approval on behalf of the … Read more

Senate extends recess by one week

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Senate extends recess by one week

The Senate has postponed resumption of plenary to 23 April. The upper chamber embarked on Easter and Eid-el-Fitr holiday on 20 March after passing a bill to extend the implementation of the capital component of the 2023 supplementary budget to June 2024. The lawmakers were billed to resume plenary on Tuesday, 16 April, but a … Read more