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Nigerian Govt Declares Friday, Monday Public Holiday For Easter

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday, urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience which were attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on the earth. READ ALSO: I warned Peter Obi About Obidients’ Excesses – Soyinka  Wabote, Jonathan,…

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Nigeria Declares Two Days As Easter Public Holiday

Precious Ibekwe

  Nigerian Government has declared Friday 15th and Monday 18th April, 2022, which are Good Friday and Easter Monday, to be Public Holidays, to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Platforms Africa reports that the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, while making this declaration in Abuja urged Christians to emulate the attributes of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience, which were the attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on earth. Aregbesola therefore called on Christians and all Nigerians alike to use the occasion…

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