{"id":47442,"date":"2016-07-01T06:07:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T05:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=47442"},"modified":"2016-07-01T06:07:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T05:07:55","slug":"fg-declares-tuesday-wednesday-as-public-holiday-eid-il-fitri-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/fg-declares-tuesday-wednesday-as-public-holiday-eid-il-fitri-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"FG declares Tuesday, Wednesday as public holiday Eid-il Fitri celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Government has declared July 5 and 6, 2016, as public holiday to mark the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. 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