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The Nigerian government declared the Christmas and New Year days, public holidays.
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, December 25, and Wednesday, December 26, as public holidays to commemorate the Christmas and Boxing Day celebrations.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Anasthesia Nwaobia, on Monday, in Abuja.
Similarly, the statement said that Tuesday, January 1, 2013 has also been declared as public holiday to mark the New Year.
It stated that the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, declared the holidays on behalf of the Federal Government.
Mr. Moro ened all Nigerians irrespective of their religious beliefs to imbibe and emulate the spirit of the season, which is love, joy, peace, justice and kindness.
He urged Nigerians to continue to promote the unity of the country in its progressive march towards nationhood.
The minister also wished all Nigerians a blissful and peaceful celebration.


http://timesng.com/news/111522-nigeria-declares-3-day-public-holidays-to-mark-christmas-new-year.html

Why they did not add Monday, for Yakowa and others

So that the whole week will be holiday, OBJ i miss you

Emusan: Why they did not add Monday, for Yakowa and others

So that the whole week will be holiday, OBJ i miss you

Emusan: Why they did not add Monday, for Yakowa and others

So that the whole week will be holiday, OBJ i miss you

lololllllllllllll

The holiday should have been from 24th december to 2nd january. Nigerians need a break! The masses work like donkey"s (365 days a year) without any holiday while the elites jet out at any slight headache/stomach upset to rest with money they never worked for. Lord have mercy

Good

Emusan: Why they did not add Monday, for Yakowa and others

So that the whole week will be holiday, OBJ i miss you

Becoz everyday no be christmas!

And we are supposed to rejoice @ this news because
It's only natural that they'd do such.mtcheww, when most people don by themselves take holiday!!!

Aizebioje: And we are supposed to rejoice @ this news because
It's only natural that they'd do such.mtcheww, when most people don by themselves take holiday!!!

...sure bro

d holiday is tu short for salary earners n tu long 4 real business men n entrepreneurs.

and ow is this news? As if this time it will be a 1 week Holiday

can't wait 2 see her

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No dey sud avnt given public on 25th dec and 1st.D whole world knows dat dos days are holiday,so no news op.

See me seriously reading hoping there was indeed holiday, never new there was none.

GEJ want everybody back to their bases so that his New Year joker won't caught people up in the village...

Subsidy ish ryt?

don't be a fool

uihebom: i think sey them sey jonathan go university.its like he doesn't know what to say to the masses, b4 nko, 25th and 1st no be public holiday? even a 1year old know that 25th and 1st are holidays.dis guy wicked throughout the year, and he wan still dey wicked for jesus birthday.no think sey your brother don replace una,cos God know sey all of una for that aso rock do ojoro. Patience for don delete,she run go abroad,una come replace am with chairman wey no follow dey chop money. 2015 nova dey reach.

Fuucked up country where group of motherfuuucas wakes up in the morning and do whatever they want.

I can bet my girl friend, if GEJ has done otherwise as in added more days to the 3days u guys will still critize him. That's y he said 'he is the most critize presdo worldwide'

[color=#000099][/coltor]The whole thing would have been OK if he had declared monday the 24th of Dec public holiday also. As it is, it doesn't make sense a bit.

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this is no news for me mr retaaarded leader....i tink sey na five days holiday make i enjoy extra leave of 3wks as contract staff when they r not ready to employ us as permanent staff

Is this suposed to be news? *smdh*

Before nko?...... Even d muslim leaders acknowledged it.

http://www.nigerianewsinfo.com/2012/12/18/fg-declares-3-day-public-holidays-to-mark-christmas-new-year/

Hope uncle jona will not wish us happy new year with another subsidy news?

as normal ..

uihebom: i think sey them sey jonathan go university.its like he doesn't know what to say to the masses, b4 nko, 25th and 1st no be public holiday? even a 1year old know that 25th and 1st are holidays.dis guy wicked throughout the year, and he wan still dey wicked for jesus birthday.no think sey your brother don replace una,cos God know sey all of una for that aso rock do ojoro. Patience for don delete,she run go abroad,una come replace am with chairman wey no follow dey chop money. 2015 nova dey reach.

Plz how Old are you?

i hope d president doesnt giv us a new year package