SOMALI WORLD CUP REFEREE DENIED ENTRY TO UNITED STATES. (PHOTO).

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 Somali World Cup Referee Denied Entry to United States Award-winning Somali referee, Omar Artan, has been denied entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa, according to a senior official in Somalia’s sports ministry. Artan, who is set to become the first Somali referee to officiate at the FIFA World Cup finals, was stopped at Miami International Airport and subsequently returned to Istanbul, where he had been residing. The reason for the denial was not immediately disclosed. However, Somalia is among the countries affected by a travel ban introduced by the administration of Donald Trump. Reacting to the development, Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, described Artan as one of Africa’s most respected referees. “Omar Artan is among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” Abshir told AFP on Monday. He added that preventing the referee fro...

RAMADAN: JGSG REDUCES WORKING HOURS FOR STAFF. (PHOTO).


 RAMADAN: JGSG REDUCES WORKING HOURS FOR STAFF



Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state has approved the reduction of official working hours in the State by two hours during the 2024 Ramadan fast.


This is contained in a statement signed and made available to Radio Nigeria by the State Head of the Civil Service, Alhaji Muhammad Dagaceri.


The statement says civil servants in the state will now report to the office at 9am and close by 3pm between Monday and Thursday instead of 5pm.


"Furthermore, Workers will report to work on Fridays by 9am and close by 1pm as usual".


He explained that the gesture was aimed at providing more opportunities to civil servants to prepare for their Ramadan break and also to have more time to observe spiritual activities activities of the holy Month.


The Head of Service hoped that civil servants in the state would use the Ramadan period to pray for God’s guidance and blessings for the state.


"It  is also hoped that Civil Servants would use the fasting period to pray for the peace and economic prosperity of the State and Nigeria at large".

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