The Federal Government has declared September 12 and 13 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir.
The Minister of Interior, retired Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Muhammadu Maccido asked all Muslims and Nigerians in general to support and join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari in his sustained efforts to diversify the economy and progressively accelerate the pace of economic recovery.
The minister said that government is aware of the current economic challenges the nation is facing even as he assured Nigerians that appropriate steps are being taken to address the challenges.
The minister said that the Federal Government is working to revitalize the agriculture sector and the Youth Empowerment Scheme in Information and Communication Technology.
Dambazau said that other areas of priority included the “The Change Begins with Me,” a value re-orientation programme, and other social intervention programmes as well as massive capital releases.
The minister expressed optimism that the current economic difficulties would soon be over, even as he appealed to Nigerians to continue to support the government toward building a new formidable Nigeria. [myad]
