FG declares holidays for the Christmas and New Year celebrations


The Federal Government has declared Monday, December 26, and Tuesday, December 27, 2022, as public holidays to commemorate this year’s Christmas and New Year celebrations.

The government has also announced Monday, January 2, 2023 as another public holiday to mark the celebration of the New Year.

This was disclosed in a statement by the Social Media Assistant to the Presidency, Bashir Ahmad on Friday.

This would be the last public Christmas holiday announcement from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

  • Bashir said: “The Federal Government has declared Monday, December 26, Tuesday, December 27, 2022, and Monday, January 2, 2023, as public holidays to commemorate the Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year celebrations, respectively.

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