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FG has declared April 3 and April 6 Public Holidays for 2026 Easter Celebrations.   NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6, 2026, as public holidays to mark the 2026 Easter celebration across the country.   The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on behalf of the federal government.   In a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani, the minister congratulated Christians in Nigeria and in the diaspora on the occasion of Easter.    …

Guaranty Trust Holding Company directors are set to earn over ₦600 million in dividend income for the 2025 financial year following the bank’s decision to maintain a strong payout despite a decline in earnings. The holding company recently declared a total dividend of ₦12.76 per share for 2025, translating to an estimated total payout of ₦466.38 billion to shareholders. This comes even as profit after tax declined to ₦865.75 billion from ₦1.02 trillion recorded in 2024 on the back of pressure from reduced non-interest income, rising operating costs and higher tax expense. A breakdown of directors’ shareholdings shows that a…

The Lagos State Government has announced a plan to arrest and prosecute individuals who allegedly assaulted enforcement officers during an inspection of wastewater treatment plant at the Access Bank’s facility in Oniru, Victoria Island. The alleged assault incident was said to have followed a whistleblower’s tip-off that the wastewater treatment plant at the facility was non-functional. This prompted the Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO) to inspect the premises for possible environmental violations. “During the enforcement visit, officials of LSWMO were denied access to seal the facility. Security personnel and management representatives of the bank resisted our officers and, in the…

PREMIUM TIMES  reported that a letter submitted by prominent Nigerian lawyer Mike Ozekhome to a London tribunal to claim ownership of a house in North London was fabricated, adding to an alleged web of forgeries involving the senior advocate. The letter submitted by Mr Ozekhome was purportedly issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), authenticating a passport booklet belonging to one Tali Shani. The letter, allegedly signed by one Abdulkadir Lawal and described as coming from an Assistant Legal Adviser of the NIS writing on behalf of the Comptroller General of Immigration, affirmed the authenticity of a passport in the…

18 February 2026, Italy, Cortina D’ampezzo: Olympia, Olympic Winter Games Milan Cortina 2026, Alpine Skiing, Slalom, Women, Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) celebrates her gold medal after the award ceremony. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images) Mikaela Shiffrin has spoken about the moment that helped her reset before winning slalom gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Speaking during an interview on TODAY, Shiffrin described standing at the start gate before her second run and feeling something shift. She said it was “almost an out-of-body experience,” a moment that came after watching the skier…

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.Today’s NYT Connections puzzle gets really difficult with the purple group. You’ll need to look at four of the words with an eye to adding letters to them to create a brand name. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.The Times has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your…

Students of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, have adopted strict movement restrictions, including a curfew and limitations on commercial motorcycles, following a surge in armed robbery attacks on hostels around the campus. The measures were part of resolutions reached at an emergency stakeholders’ meeting involving the Students’ Union Government, the university’s security committee, and state-backed security operatives. This was disclosed in a statement jointly signed by the EKSU Students’ Union President, Osunyomi Hezekiah, and the General Secretary, Ojotu Olamipo on Wednesday . According to the union, the new directives are aimed at improving monitoring of movement and curbing criminal activities…

By Adedapo Adesanya If Nigeria continues producing crude oil at its current pace, its proven reserves would be exhausted in about 59 years, according to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). The regulator disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, as it released the nation’s official petroleum reserves position as of January 1, 2026. In a statement signed by its chief executive, Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, the commission said Nigeria’s total oil and condensate reserves stand at 37.01 billion barrels, while total gas reserves are about 215.19 trillion cubic feet. “The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, in keeping with its mandate, is…

An EFCC detective told the FCT High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that the redesigned currency notes the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) produced in late 2022 were not the versions then-President Muhammadu Buhari approved. Chinedu Eneanya said this as the seventh prosecution witness in the trial of the then-CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, who is facing prosecution for alleged illegal redesign of the currency notes. “The president (former President Muhammadu Buhari) approved on the 11th page (of a CBN memo issued by Mr Emefiele) and directed that the design be done locally. “However, investigation showed that what was eventually produced…

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) says it has strengthened the security of transactions on its mobile application to stop fraudulent debits, unauthorised transfers and withdrawals. UBA announced this in a memo forwarded to its customers via email on Tuesday. “We are pleased to inform you that we have further strengthened the security of transactions on the Mobile App. “Updated authentication options now apply based on the value of transfers,” the memo reads in part. Securing bank accounts UBA said in the memo that it had introduced authentication options for transactions of varying amounts to detect and prevent fraud. According to the…