Day: March 27, 2024

JUST IN: Tinubu confers national honours on 17 slain soldiers,offers scholarships to their children

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours on 17 members of the Nigerian Army who were killed in Delta State on March 14, 2024.   This was as he announced the provision of housing facilities for the surviving family members and scholarships for all their children to the university level.   He also directed the payment of death benefits to the family members within 90 days.   He announced these during the burial ceremony of the slain servicemen at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja on Wednesday.   Tinubu…

BREAKING: FG declares Friday and Monday as public holidays for Easter celebrations

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The Federal government of Nigeria has declared Friday, March 29, and Monday, April 1, as public holidays to mark the celebrations of 2024 Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively.   The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government on Wednesday.   He made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Aishetu Ndayako.   The Minister urged Christians and all Nigerians in general to emulate the sacrifice and love displayed by Jesus Christ in dying for the redemption…

How Nigeria tackled xenophobic attacks, border issues through parliamentary diplomacy -Kalu

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, Tuesday, said that the use of parliamentary diplomacy has helped Nigeria in managing border challenges as well other issues arising from xenophobic attacks against her citizens. Rather than going into war which he described as “ugly”, Kalu urged the world to adopt the option of parliamentary diplomacy, stressing that it offers a strategic approach to global peace. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Levinus Nwabughiogu stated that Kalu’s call was contained in his address at the…