Democracy Day: Nigerian government declares Thursday public holiday
The Nigerian government has declared Thursday a public holiday to commemorate the 2025 Democracy Day celebration, Nigerians thus have two of the five days of the week as public holidays, as Monday was already declared a public holiday. to mark the Islamic Eid-el-Kabir festival.
Penpushing reports that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made this known in a statement and, congratulated Nigerians for an uninterrupted 26 years of civil rule.
“June 12 represents our historic journey to building a nation where truth and justice reign and peace is sustained and our future assured. The last 26 years tell the story of our resilience, strength and courage and a hope renewed than ever,” he said.
Penpushing further reports that Tunji-Ojo reiterated the commitment of the Renewed Hope government of President Bola Tinubu to the universal value of democracy that is based on freely-expressed will of the people in determining Nigeria’s political, economic, social and cultural systems.
‘Any holiday declared by the federal government affects all states as well as the private sector, except for essential services. Many private businesses, like grocery stores and some factories, however, work on public holidays’, the statement said.
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