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Independence Day: FG Declares October 3 as Public Holiday

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Nigerian Independence Day - September 2013 - BellaNaijaThe Federal Government has declared October 3, as Public Holiday to mark Nigeria’s 56th Independence Anniversary.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido, on Thursday in Abuja.

He said the Minister of Interior, retired Lt-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, assured Nigerians at home and abroad that Government was working assiduously to cushion the effects of the current economic challenges.

“The Minister enjoins all Nigerians to continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari in his determination to build a strong, virile and united country in line with the dream of the country’s founding fathers,” he said.

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