Niger state governor, Farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago has given the state workers seven days public holiday to celebrate the Christmas and New Year.
The governor made the declaration during the end of the Year cutting of the cake held at the Government House, Minna.
According to him, the holiday will commence from Friday the 22nd of December 2023, to Monday the 1st of January, 2024.
Bago also said that there would be distribution of food stuff to the less privileged across the state to enable them get something to celebrate the yuletide season.