Eid-el-Kabir: Nigerian government declares Friday, Monday public holidays

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The Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, called on Muslims to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice and faith exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim and to use the period to pray for a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria.

The Nigerian government has declared Friday, 6June, 6 and Monday, 9 June,2025 as public holidays to enable Muslim faithful to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir, calling on Nigerians to join hands in efforts to restore Nigeria’s glory as a great nation.

Penpushing reports that this was made known in a statement by the Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo issued by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary Magdalene Ajani, on Monday in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

The statement said Tunji-Ojo called on Muslims to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice and faith exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim and to use the period to pray for a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria.

Penpushing further reports that he assured Nigerians that the people-oriented reforms and initiatives carried out in furtherance of President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda are to restore Nigeria to the path of progress.

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