The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 as Public Holiday to mark the Nigeria's 54th Independence Anniversary.
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This is contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Magaji A.G., in Abuja on Thursday.
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The statement stated that the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, declared the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government.
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The minister urged Nigerians to use the period to reflect on the giant strides made by President Goodluck Jonathan in the development and building of a formidable nation and wished all Nigerians a happy independence celebration.