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The Federal Government has declared holiday for Thursday Dec. 24th (eid el Malud), Friday Dec. 25th (Christmas) Saturday, Sunday and Monday as public holidays…
The declaration was made in a statement by the Minister of the Interior, Rtd Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau. It reads “The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 24th December 2015 as public holiday to mark Eid-E-Maulud celebration. “Friday, 25th and Monday 28th December 2015 have also been declared as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day celebration.”