FG Declares Another Public Holiday Tomorrow

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The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd) has declared another public holiday for the new year.
The Federal Government has declared Friday, January 1, 2016 as public holiday to mark the New Year celebration. The declaration was made on behalf of the Federal Government by the Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd).
 
He called on Nigerians, irrespective of their religious inclinations, to inculcate 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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