FG Declares 3-Day Public Holidays 

By: Sunday Shekwonya

The Federal Government has declared Monday 26th, Tuesday 27th December 2022 and Monday, 2nd January 2023 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrations respectively.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Shuaib Belgore on Friday in Abuja.

Aregbesola felicitated with Christians and all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this year’s Christmas and New Year celebrations.

He charged Christians to emulate the doctrines of Christ in faith, hope and love. He also enjoined the Christians to imbibe the life of Jesus Christ in His practice and teachings on humility, service, compassion, patience, peace and righteousness, that His birth signifies.

He emphasized that peace and security are two critical conditions for economic development and prosperity. He urged Christians and Nigerians to make the best use of this festive period to pray for the total eradication of insecurity bedevilling our dear nation.

The Minister urged Nigerians to be security conscious, asking them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS. 

 “When you see something do N-Alert, as this would elicit prompt response from security agents especially during the festive period”, he emphasized.