{"id":14637,"date":"2017-06-22T20:34:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T19:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=14637"},"modified":"2017-06-22T20:34:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T19:34:18","slug":"eid-el-fitr-fg-declares-monday-tuesday-public-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/eid-el-fitr-fg-declares-monday-tuesday-public-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Eid El-Fitr: FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 26 and Tuesday, June 27 as Public Holiday to mark Eid-el-Fitr.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. 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