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Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Thursday, Friday public holidays

Ishaku Yohanna

Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31, 2020 has been declared by the Federal Government as public holidays to mark this years Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah. The statement was titled, Federal Government Declares 30 and 31 July, 2020 Public Holidays To Mark Eid-el-Kabir Celebration. According to the statement, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, while making the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Muslim faithful and all Nigerians both at home…

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FG orders reopening of schools for graduating students, announces date for WASSCE

Ishaku Yohanna

Nigerias Federal Government on Monday announced the reopening of schools for graduating students with effect from 4 August, 2020 and fixed August 17 for the commencement of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. A statement issued on Monday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, said exit classes should reopen on 4 August. It said the agreed dates were part of the resolutions reached after a consultative meeting with the education commissioners of the 36 states of the federation and other stakeholders.…

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COVID-19: FG evacuates 6,317 Nigerians from 21 countries

Ishaku Yohanna

Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the Federal Government has so far evacuated 6,317 Nigerians back home on account of the Coronavirus pandemic. She said the nationals were repatriated from 21 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, France, India, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Sudan, Kenya, Senegal and others. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, on the forthcoming National Diaspora Day celebration slated for July 25, 2020, she however explained that many Nigerians still stranded in foreign countries were awaiting evacuation. Giving…

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FG releases guidelines for resumption of schools

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has issued guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools in the country. The guidelines are contained in a 52-paged communiqu signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Minister of State (Education), Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, which failed to disclose the date of schools resumption. It was developed in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment, Federal Ministry of Health and health safety experts in the country Speaking about the guidelines, Adamu Adamu said Now is the time to plan and address the eventual safe reopening…

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FG hands over National Theatre to CBN

Ishaku Yohanna

The Minister for Culture and Information, Lai Moammed , on Sunday in Lagos handed over the National Theatre to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Bankers committee for restoration and upgrade. Speaking at the event, LaiMohammed said the National Theatre, despite the arrangement, still remained a national heritage. He said the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture would continue to hold the keys to the iconic national heritage in spite of the Public-Private Partnership arrangement between FG and the Bankers Committee. Please permit me to make clarifications that…

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Coronavirus: Economic expert urges FG to explore Block-chain option to avert looming recession

Ishaku Yohanna

By Anthony Momodu An economic expert, Amos Sewanu Omotade-Sparks, has urged the Federal government to engage more in economic diversification as a panacea to the dwindling economic climate occasioned by the rampaging Coronavirus pandemic. Omotade-Sparks, who is the President of InksNation DAO Foundation, spoke in an interview in Abuja and said the time has come for Nigerians and Nigeria to expand their frontiers of financial opportunities in a bid to avert looming recession. He submitted that Block-chain economy has now emerged as a digital solution around the globe capable of turning…

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