The Federal Government has declared December 24, 25 and 28 as public holidays to mark this year’s Maulud Nabiy, Christmas and Boxing Day, respectively.
The Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government on Thursday, in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Interior, Mr Bassey Akpanyung.
The statement reads that, “The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 24th December, 2015 as public holiday to mark Eid-El-Maulud celebration and Friday, 25th and Monday 28th December, 2015 have also been declared as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day celebration.”