•Ramadan moon The federal government has extended the public holiday for the Eid-El-Fitr celebration to Thursday. Last week, it declared a two-day holiday – Tuesday and Wednesday – for the festivities. However, the crescent was not sighted in Saudi Arabia today, meaning the Eid celebration will take place tomorrow.This prompted the federal gov...
•Japa The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced significant changes to the duration of work permits for non-citizens, including Nigerians, through a temporary and final rule (TFR). Under this new rule, the automatic extension period for some Employment Authorisation Documents (EADs) has been extended from 180 days to a ...
The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed telecommunication companies to extend the disconnection of telephone lines not linked to National Identification Numbers from April 15, 2024, to July 31, 2024. A reliable source within the telecommunication sector disclosed this information to our correspondent yesterday. This decision commun...
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the extension of the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration by two weeks. JAMB explained that the reason for the decision was to enable all candidates desirous of direct entry registration to do so seamlessly. It also noted that extension became necessary following the challenges being...
Nigerian Army 2 Division Headquarters, Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Odogbo Barracks Oojo Ibadan has today notified members of the public especially residents of Ibadan metropolis about the extension of the ongoing shooting range exercise at the cantonment. The 2 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters earlier last week through a press statement iss...
•Nigerian Senate The Senate today, Thursday, February 29, passed a Bill that seeks to add five years to the retirement age of staff of the National Assembly Service. If the Bill is signed into law, staff of the National Assembly Service would now retire at age 65 years instead of 60 years and 40 years […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), this night, has suspended its two-day protest all over the country. The Labour, in a communique at the end of its National Executive Council meeting, said the objectives of the protest were achieved on the first day of the demonstration. “Consequently, NEC-in-session resolved as follows: to suspend street act...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has announced an extension of its ongoing recess, with the resumption of members now slated for Tuesday, January 30. The National Assembly proceeded on break on December 30, 2023, shortly after passing the 2024 Appropriation Bill and announced January 23, 2024, as the resumption date. Howe...
The National Hajj Commission has extended the deadline for payment of 2024 hajj. In a statement today, its Assistant Director on Public Affairs, Fatima Sanda Usara said the new deadline is now January 31, 2024 as against December 31, 2023. “The extension was in response to the heartfelt concerns raised by religious clerics, State Pilgrims’ [&h...
A Federal High Court in Abuja today extended the Dec. 15 interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action step against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Donatus Okorowo extended the order follo...
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