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Eid-El-Maulud: FG Declares Friday Public Holiday

THE Federal Government has declared Friday, 1st December, 2017 as public holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud Celebration.
A statement by Engr Abubakar Magaji, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, in Abuja on Wednesday, stated that the Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, announced the public holiday on behalf of the FG.
He urged all Muslims and Nigerians to use the Eid-El-Maulud Celebration to pray for peace, progress and unity of the nation.
Nairaland.com

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