Tag: YULETIDE

Yuletide: Ramalan urges Nigerians to pray for security peace, unity

Aminu Imam

The Executive Chairman of ATAR Communications Nigeria Ltd and Founder, Owner of Liberty TV and FM Radio stations Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has felicitated with Christians and all Nigerians as they celebrate the Christmas and New Year festivities. Dr. Ramalan, who owns four Radio FM stations and online newspapers, Voice of Liberty and Muryar Yanci, particularly urged Christians in particular, and Nigerians in general, to use the period to rededicate themselves to God as well as pray and work for peace and unity of the country. The ATAR Communications…

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Yuletide: FG declares Monday, Tuesday, and Jan. 3 as public holidays

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has declared Monday, December 27; Tuesday, December 28, 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. The declaration was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja, and signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore. “Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Ra’uf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, felicitated with Christians and all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this year’s Christmas and…

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Bleak Christmas for many Nigerians as low purchasing power hits majority of households

Aminu Imam

The lack of diversification of the economy over the years has put the nation’s economy in a perilous state and has consequently left it at the mercy of international oil prices. Complaints and cries of agony are heard from every part of Nigeria. Citizens are lamenting hard times. Everywhere one turns, the complaint, “no money” is the sing-song. The Federal Government, which has made borrowing its cardinal policy, has over-borrowed and now living with the consequences of not even being capable of putting smiles on the faces of workers under…

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Yuletide Security: Travel agency introduces trips with armed escorts

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…Charges over N300k one way from Lagos to S/East Amid rising insecurity, Wakanow Travel Agency has introduced trips with escorts but at an exorbitant rate. This period of the year is known for travels as many Lagos-based indigenes of the South East return to their villages to celebrate the festivity with their loved ones. However, the rising insecurity has been a cause for concern among many across the country. Amid this concern, Waka Now introduced services from Lagos to South Eastern State, announcing that travellers will be charged N320,000. According…

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Yuletide: Chicken shortage looms as poultry farmers shut down over high cost of feeds

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Nigerians may experience a chicken shortage during the festive period as farmers shut down poultry farms over the high cost of feeds and other key inputs. The chairman of Poultry Association of Nigeria, Edo State chapter, Kingsley Imasuen, opined that there may be a price hike of poultry products ahead of the festive period consequent upon the prevailing issue of ingredients used in feed production. Imasuen, in an interview with newsmen in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said “with several challenges confronting the poultry markets, there may be a…

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Yuletide: FG working to crash food prices – Agric Minister assures

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government says it is working tirelessly to crash the prices of food naturally between now and yuletide. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Muhammad Abubakar, stated this yesterday, in Abuja, during a working visit to the Agricultural Council of Nigeria, (ARCN). Abubakar assured that the Federal Government would not sit idly by watching food prices skyrocket. He further explained that the Government was also working with international organisations for the agricultural sector to be improved, to increase production that will be sufficient for Nigeria’s teeming population. He…

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Makinde overrides FG’s curfew, endorses cross-over services in Oyo

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Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has made a U-turn on the 12a.m. curfew of the Federal Government, as he granted permission to churches to hold crossover services in the State. The Federal Government’s curfew, meant to halt the spread of COVID-19, is between 12am and 4a.m. daily. Makinde had earlier asked churches to abide by the restriction order of the federal government, but made a U-turn yesterday. According to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa, said following a review of the pronouncement of the Technical Team of the…

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New Year crossover: CAN orders churches to obey FG’s directives

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The Lagos State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has directed all churches in the state to end their crossover services by 11pm on Thursday, December 31. The Chairman of the chapter, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, stated this while briefing journalists on Monday, saying, “We hereby direct that all churches should ensure their services on 31st of December, 2020 end at 11pm so as to allow attendees to get to their respective homes and places of rest on or before 12 midnight when the curfew will start,” he said.…

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‘Muslims outnumber Christians at Christmas service in Kaduna church’

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The General Overseer of Christ’s Evangelical and Life Intervention Church, in Kaduna, Pastor Yohanna Buru, has said that’s Muslims in large number which included women, children, youth and Islamic scholars were in a southern Kaduna church to felicitate with their Christian friends and relatives during the Christmas festivities. The cleric said that every year, Muslims from various states in the North come to the church and celebrate Christmas with them. According to him, “Muslims scholars, traditional title holders, peace ambassadors, stakeholders on peace-building from Katsina, Kano, Sokoto, Zamfara, Zaria, Jos…

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Covid-19:Buhari cancels Christmas homage to Aso Villa

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President Muhammadu Buhari will not be hosting the usual Christmas homage by religious and community leaders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, yesterday, President Buhari explained that the decision is in line with the prevailing protocol put in place by the Presidential Task Force, (PTF), on COVID-19, restricting large gatherings. Buhari urged all citizens to observe prescribed protocols – observe social distancing, use face masks, wash hands frequently and avoid overcrowding of public spaces, markets,…

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