Thursday, December 31, 2015

FG Declares Friday 1st of January 2016 A Public Holiday

The Federal Government has declared Friday, January 1, 2016 as public holiday to mark the New Year celebration.

The declaration was contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), on behalf of the Federal Government.

The Minister urged Nigerians, irrespective of their religious inclinations, to imbibe the spirit of the season as exemplified by love, joy and peaceful co-existence.

Dambazau also urged all Nigerians to continue to promote the unity of the country in its progress towards building a nation devoid of rancour and bitterness.

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