Month: April 2024

The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Wednesday, April 10, as Eid-el-Fitri day. This was contained in a press release signed by the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sultanate Council, Professor Sambo Junaidu,  The statement confirmed that the council has acknowledged the report and officially designated Wednesday as the commencement of Shawwal 1445AH. However, the  Sultan felicitated with the Nigerian Muslim Ummah and wished them Allah’s guidance and […]

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 9th April and Wednesday, 10th April, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid El-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, OLUBUNMI TUNJI-OJO, who  disclosed this in a statement signed by the Permanent Scretary of the Ministry, AISHETU NDAYAKO, urged all Muslim faithfuls to continue in the spirit of unity. The Minister, congratulated all Muslim Ummah for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan […]

President BOLA TINUBU has signed the National Students Loan Amendment bill into law.  The development follows reviews of the report of the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Recall that president TINUBU,  had initially in June 2023signed the student loan bill into law  to offer financial assistance to Nigerian students in tertiary institutions but its implementation has faced delays due to various issues hindering its […]