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The Federal Government has declared Thursday as a public holiday to commemorate 2025 Democracy Day celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs Magdalene Ajani, on Sunday in Abuja.…
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The Federal Government has declared Friday, 6th, and Monday, 9th June, 2025, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the…
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The federal government has declared Thursday a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day, celebrated annually on May 1. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, announced the holiday in a statement issued on Tuesday. …
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The Federal Government has declared April 18th and 21st as public holidays to enable Christians to celebrate Easter. This is contained in a statement by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Mrs Magdalene Ajani, on Tuesday in…
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The Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday by the ministry’s…
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The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has vowed to eradicate corruption in correctional centres and ensure that the centres across the country focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment. Tunji-Ojo made the vow on…
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The Federal Government says it will initiate processes to possibly relocate Ikoyi prison and some of other correctional centres from urban centres in the country to other areas. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, stated this on…
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The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; and the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, over the incessant jailbreaks in the country. This followed a Point of Oder raised by Sen.…
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The federal government has said a total of 3,906 escaped prisoners, who fled some of the nation’s custodial centres during various incidences of prison breaks, are still on the run. Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed…
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The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has lamented that only 30 million Nigerians have so far registered for the National Identity Card. Aregbesola made the disclosure while responding to questions during a special Town Hall…
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