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NIGERIA@63: FG Declares Monday Public Holiday, To Mark 2023 Independence Day

Faith Ukanwa

Sep 28, 2023

NIGERIA@63: FG Declares Monday Public Holiday, To Mark 2023 Independence Day
The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 2, 2023 as public holiday in commemoration of Nigeria's 63rd Independence Day anniversary.

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The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration in Abuja on Thursday.

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According to the Minister, President Bola Tinubu is making efforts to confront the numerous challenges facing the country and her citizens.

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He assured that Tinubu's Administration through the Renew Hope Agenda, will ensure a better Nigeria for all citizens, "as a befitting tribute to our heroes past.

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"It is today a known fact that difficult socio-economic and security challenges are global, and Nigeria is not isolated.

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"The Government is daily making efforts to confront these varied and numerous challenges with all the might available until respite comes our way,ÔÇØ the statement quoted him as saying.

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"Our warm welcoming spirit and love as well as our unbounded human capital and the richness of our land makes Nigeria unarguably the leading black Nation in the World being Africa's pride and beacon of hope for the Renewed Hope of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR" the statement read in part.

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