Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- Nigeria's Ministry of Information and Culture has rescheduled the 2019 Abuja Carnival.

The announcement was contained in a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES by the ministry's spokesperson, Joseph Metu, on Tuesday.

In April 2019, the Guardian Newspaper reported how a new date for the annual Abuja carnival was disclosed.

According to the newspaper, the carnival was to hold from November 23 - 25. The earlier postponement was to enable the ministry plan adequately for a robust event.

A new date is yet to be announced for this second postponement.

"The Ministry apologises to all invited guests for any inconvenience the postponement might have caused," the statement said.

Earlier, the minister, Lai Mohammed, was reported...