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Nigeria Embassy in Sudan cautions students against false evacuation notice

The Nigerian Embassy in Khartoum has issued a disclaimer notice to all Nigerian students in Sudan, urging them to disregard a notice circulated by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Sudan. According to the notice, the NANS notice asked students to converge at three locations for evacuation or to bring $100 or $200 for evacuation. In a statement…

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Nigeria Embassy requests buses to evacuate students from Sudan

The Embassy of Nigeria in Khartoum, Sudan has requested the services of 200-seater buses to convey 3,500 Nigerian students from Khartoum to Cairo, Egypt. The request was made in response to the crisis in Sudan, which has made it necessary to evacuate Nigerian citizens from the country. The Nigerian Charge d’ Affaires, Haruna Yusuf Garko, directed the request for the…

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Onyeama confirms safe evacuation plans for Nigerians in Sudan

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has confirmed that the Federal Government is working tirelessly to ensure the safe evacuation of Nigerian citizens in Sudan. On Sunday, during an interview on Channels Television, Onyeama revealed that there are approximately 5,500 Nigerians currently in Sudan, with over 80% of them being students. Unlike other countries that are prioritizing the evacuation…

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Tinubu hails Olupona, Pate over election into American Academy of Arts & Sciences

The President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has congratulated two distinguished Nigerian academics in the United States, Professors Jacob K. Olupona and Dr. Mohammed Pate, over their election into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Professor Olupona and Dr. Pate were among the 269 outstanding individuals recently announced as new Fellows of the prestigious Academy. In a statement released by his…

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Osinbajo honours invitation by US Ivy school, University of Pennsylvania, to deliver special lecture

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN will on Saturday depart Nigeria for the United States of America where he is scheduled to deliver a Special Lecture at the University of Pennsylvania, UPenn in Philadelphia. UPenn which is one of the eight private universities known as the Ivy League in the United States was initially established in 1740 as a charity school.…

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Senate to resume May 2

The Senate has rescheduled its resumption to May 2, Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, has said. Mr Akubueze made the announcement in a statement in Abuja on Friday. The Senate had on April 5, adjourned plenary to April 25 for Easter and Sallah holidays. “This is to inform all distinguished senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the…

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President Buhari reflects on his leadership journey during final Sallah Day outing

President Muhammadu Buhari reflects on his forty years of leadership roles in Nigeria during a recent occasion to mark his final outing as President on a Sallah Day, before handing over to his successor. Addressing residents of the Federal Capital Territory led by the Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, on Eid-el-Fitr Sallah homage, President Buhari recounted his time serving as a…

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Sallah message: Buhari hails peaceful elections, calls on citizens to work harder towards tolerance

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the peaceful outcome of the 2023 general elections “will go down on record as one of the proudest achievements of our administration in addition to our neutrality in the conduct of the elections.” In his goodwill message to Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-fitr celebration to mark the end of the 30-day Ramadan…

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Tinubu reassures of a prosperous Nigeria in Sallah message, preaches patriotism

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has reassured Nigerians of a prosperous future as the country celebrates Eid-el-Fitri after the Holy Month of Ramadan. In his Sallah message to Nigerians, Tinubu emphasized the need for love and compassion towards fellow citizens, regardless of creed, region, and ethnicity. He also urged Nigerians to commit to wholesome living, which includes love for…

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Eid el Fitr: Saudi Arabia confirms first day of Eid is Friday 21 April

Saudi Arabia has issued official confirmation that the first day of Eid Al Fitr will fall on Friday, April 21. On Thursday, the moon-sighting committee in the kingdom announced that April 20 would be the last day of the month of Ramadan and that Eid Al Fitr would be celebrated from Friday onwards. The UAE moon-sighting committee confirmed on Thursday…

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