The federal government of Nigeria has declared May 29 and June 12 as public holidays.
The days have been set aside to mark the transition to a new government and Democracy Day respectively.
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohamed, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday.
Mohammed said that most of the activities formerly performed on May 29 as Democracy Day have been moved to June 12 and that the events slated for May 29, would be low key.