The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially declared Friday, 18th April, and Monday, 21st April, 2025, as public holidays to mark the upcoming Easter celebrations. This announcement, made via a press statement issued on Tuesday, allows citizens a four-day break encompassing the Good Friday and Easter Monday observances. The press statement, signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, relayed the government’s decision. It quoted the Minister of Interior, Dr....

Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has praised President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian military for what he described as major improvements in Nigeria’s security and economy. In a statement released by his media aide, Ismail Mudashir, Barau said the President’s efforts in his first two years have already started laying the groundwork for national progress. He pointed to military successes in the North-West and reduced kidnappings along the once-dangerous Abuja–Kaduna highway. “For instance, hundreds...

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has relocated its 2025 Annual General Conference, AGC, from Port Harcourt to Enugu, citing the “undemocratic developments” in Rivers State following the declaration of a state of emergency by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The decision, announced in a press statement dated 10th April 2025, followed the NBA’s National Executive Council, NEC, meeting of 27th March where the overwhelming consensus was that the association could not, in good conscience, proceed with...