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Nigerian Govt Declares Friday, Monday Public Holiday For Easter

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday, urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience which were attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on the earth. READ ALSO: I warned Peter Obi About Obidients’ Excesses – Soyinka  Wabote, Jonathan,…

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Nigerians To Now Get Five Years US Visa

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Government has directed the full implementation of a new visa reciprocity policy for citizens of the United States of America with effect from March 1. This was contained in a statement by the Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Sola Fasure, in Abuja on Friday. According to Fasure, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, gave the directive following the approval for the implementation of the new Bilateral Consular Policy Agreements between both countries. The adviser said that the agreements, among others, include: The reciprocity of five-year tourist…

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Why Nigeria Immigration Opened e-Passport Facility In Benin City

Precious Ibekwe

The Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has today, Wednesday, June 22, commissioned the enhanced ePassport production Centre in the ancient City of Benin to take care of the production of Passport applications for Edo and Delta States Passport Offices. Platforms Africa reports that the Minister noted that the Centre was specially designated for the Passport Offices in the two States because of the increasing volume of applications in the States in recent times. READ ALSO: Have Extra-Marital Sex During Qatar World Cup, Go To Jail For 7 Years Black…

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They Cheated Us But We Leave Everything To God – Aregbesola

Gbenga Adeoti

Oyetola Wins, Aregbesola kicks, Alleges Misconduct But ‘Leaves Everything To God’ “We note with shame and much regret the consternation of local and international observers on what they regard as a travesty of an election.”   The victory of Osun state governor, Isiaka Oyetola at the gubernatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elicited reaction from his rival, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who has said that he and his supporters would be leaving the outcome of the process to God. Aregbesola said that rather than he…

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Nigerian government declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays for Easter

Aliyu Aliyu

  The Nigerian Government has declared Friday 2nd and Monday 5th of April 2021 Public Holidays to mark this year’s Easter Celebration. This was contained in a Statement released by Mr. Mohammed Manga Director, Press & Public Relations, Ministry of Interior for Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, urged Christians to emulate the attributes of forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, humility, love, peace and patience, which were demonstrated by Jesus Christ. He called on them to use the occasion of this year’s…

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