The federal government has declared Monday, June 14, 2021 as public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerians on the occasion and urged all citizens to support the present administration in its efforts at ensuring […]Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari played host to visiting world leaders at a dinner last night in Abuja, ahead of the country’s Democracy Day, which is being marked today. The event, which was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, had the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, in attendance. The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, the Speaker of […]Read More
Nigerian Government has declared May 29 and June 12 as public holidays to mark the transition to a new government and Democracy Day respectively. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohamed, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. Mohammed said that most of the activities formerly performed on May 29 as […]Read More
National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, weekend commended “constructive collaboration and engagement” between President Muhammadu Buhari and the outgoing 8th National Assembly, NASS, for the prompt passage of the Public Holiday Act Amendment Bill, which recognises June 12 as the new Democracy Day. Buhari The union also praised President Buhari […]Read More
Amid a pocket of opposition, the House of Representative yesterday made a significant push towards legalising the June 12 proclamation by President Muhammadu Buhari as Democracy Day. Speaker Yakubu Dogara, who presided over the plenary, referred a bill in that respect to the committee of the whole for further legislative scrutiny. He argued that there […]Read More
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