The Federal Government has declared tomorrow half working day for Nigerian workers in commemoration of Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary. Friday, 1 October is a public holiday.
This was announced at the Federal Executive Council meeting this morning by President Goodluck Jonathan who also ordered the Minister of Interior, Captain Iheanacho to make a formal announcement of the holiday to Nigerians. This was one of the highlights of today’s FEC meeting which lasted only 48 minutes.
Also, specially redesigned N50 note and 22 carat non circulating coins to commemorate Nigeria’s golden jubilee independence anniversary were launched during the brief ceremony.
Lamido Sanusi, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who presented the notes and the coins to President Jonathan for launching, said the redesigned N50 note will circulate along the existing one.
The redesigned note has the anniversary logo, a strip of gold band and a varnished message that reads: 1960-2010, 50th Independence, which can be seen when the currency is tilted.
Meanwhile, President Jonathan departed Abuja for Lagos to review the fleet of the Nigerian Navy immediately after the FEC meeting which started promptly at 10am.
October 1, the date Nigeria got its independence from Britain, will be heralded with fireworks, Yayale Ahmed, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF announced at the FEC meeting this morning while outlining some of the programmes scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary.
The President will host a banquet for distinguished Nigerians in Abuja tomorrow where 50 important personalities, including a number of deceased and living Nigeria’s founding fathers will be honoured with medal. The President is also scheduled to hold another banquet in Lagos on 2 October.
The grand finale of the event will be the parade at Eagle Square on Friday which will feature military parade, parade of Nigeria’s military hardware, callisthenic displays and maneuvers by jets of the Air Force which will be flown direct into Abuja from Makurdi on that day.
Meanwhile, the city of Abuja is already agog for the celebration of the independence anniversary as the roads are being decorated while rehearsals have continued at the Eagle Square for the Friday grand event.
Posted: at 29-09-2010 07:54 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
Nigerian should becareful of changing currencies for every leaders in every tenure, is it where the proverties problems of Nigeria can be solve? Every Governments can budget a very huge amount of money to change the currencies because of an individual benefit, why can they use those money to Generate light as new Nigerians for the celebration of 50 years anniversary, To change the Nigerian's currencies is very easy to implement by the hands of Nigerian's leaders, but to Generate Light and creating jobs will take due process and 7 points Agender, Mr. President Goodluck Jonathan you guys are wasting Nigerian's money to benefit selfishness interest, crazy Leaders.
Posted: at 30-09-2010 03:40 AM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
NIGERIA, MAY GOD HELPS US :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( MR PRESIDENT PLEASE WE NEED CHANGE IN OUR COUNTRY,NIGERIANS YOUTH ARE ALL OVER THE WORLD LOOKING FOR A WAY TO SUCCEED, GOD HEAR OUR PRAYERS TO YOU,GOD BLESS MY COUNTRY NIGERIA,IN ONE UNITY WE STAND
Posted: at 30-09-2010 03:48 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
naijatomsa at 30-09-2010 03:48 AM (14 years ago) (m)
Superb!!! Who cannot feel this great wind of change coming? please tune to it :~ I mean, see positive thinking and confessions from a lot of Nigerians of all classes, home and abroad, online and offline... hahaha, wow, I wish you all the best Nigeria, standing with onyin on this; hahaha
Happy Birthday Nigeria, its Golden JUBILEE!!
I can see everything turning around for good.
Posted: at 30-09-2010 03:48 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
Nigerian should becareful of changing currencies for every leaders in every tenure, is it where the proverties problems of Nigeria can be solve? Every Governments can budget a very huge amount of money to change the currencies because of an individual benefit, why can they use those money to Generate light as new Nigerians for the celebration of 50 years anniversary, To change the Nigerian's currencies is very easy to implement by the hands of Nigerian's leaders, but to Generate Light and creating jobs will take due process and 7 points Agender, Mr. President Goodluck Jonathan you guys are wasting Nigerian's money to benefit selfishness interest, crazy Leaders.
They are not changing it....it will be spend with the old currency....though we can look at it as wasteful venture
Posted: at 30-09-2010 04:59 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
only God will save us ,cos their said in proverb, a fool at 40 is a fool 4rever but now we re more than that hahahahaah na waaaaaooooo, God come and help us, 6ince 1960 till now no changings in 9geria
Posted: at 30-09-2010 07:49 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
only God will save us ,cos their said in proverb, a fool at 40 is a fool 4rever but now we re more than that hahahahaah na waaaaaooooo, God come and help us, 6ince 1960 till now no changings in 9geria the only changes will always have is changing of money and president
Posted: at 30-09-2010 08:00 AM (14 years ago) | Newbie
popo2009 at 30-09-2010 09:32 AM (14 years ago) (m)
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z08jGpgr43Y" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win" rel="nofollow">Happy Birthday To You ( Chinese and English Version )</a>
Posted: at 30-09-2010 09:32 AM (14 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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