17 December 2022

The federal government has declared three days as public holiday to celebrate the yuletide and New Year.

The days are December 26, 27 and January 2, 2023.

The public holidays are to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior Permanent Secretary, Dr. Shuaib Belgore and made available to press
on Friday.

The Minister urges Nigerians to be security conscious and advised that any suspicious persons or activities be reported to the nearest security agency through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS.

He charges Nigerians not to be lulled into insensitive crisis by criminally minded elements that wants to create anarchy in the country

He urges Christians and Nigerians to make the best use of this festive period to pray for the total eradication of insecurity causing pains to the nation

The Minister emphasizes that peace and security are two critical conditions for economic development and prosperity.