Friday, the 14th of May 2021 has been declared as a work-free day to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration in Jigawa State. 

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced that the Ramadan fast would continue on Wednesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked that Nigerians should use the occasion of the Eid celebrations to remember the common bonds that unite us as a solution to the current challenges in the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures specifically for the South-East and South-South geo-political zones of the country.

Security operatives have arrested the second-in-command to Ikonso, the neutralised commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/ Eastern Security Network (ESN) Awurum Eze.

As part of efforts geared towards curtailing the spread of Covid-19 virus, the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has banned Eid prayers at the National Eid praying ground on Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway, Airport Road, Abuja. 

Senate President Ahmad Lawan former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; state governors, among others have called on Nigerians to pray for the nation to overcome the myriad of problems facing it.

Bandits who abducted some students of Greenfield University, Kaduna State, have reached out to their parents to make fresh demands.

 Southern Governors Forum (SGF), has yesterday resolved on immediate ban of open grazing across the Southern part of Nigeria as they requested for a national dialogue on restructuring.

The Presidential Villa, where the Nigerian President and his family reside is regarded as one of the most secured places not just in the Federal Capital Territory but in the country.

The Nigeria Police Force has ordered immediate withdrawal of personnel attached to governors, senators, public office holders and high profile persons in the South East.

The Presidential Steering Committee PSC on COVID-19 has announced new restrictions and implementation guidelines in the wake of a fresh rise in Covid-19 cases and poor adherence to safety measures across the country.

Nigeria @60 celebration will end with a National Special Awards for Achievement and Recognition of Exceptional Nigerians in Abuja in September.

Wednesday and Thursday have been declared as public holidays to mark the 2021 Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.