{"id":177471,"date":"2025-09-03T09:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T08:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nigerian-government-declares-friday-public-holiday"},"modified":"2025-09-03T10:23:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T09:23:39","slug":"nigerian-government-declares-friday-public-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nigerian-government-declares-friday-public-holiday","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Government Declares Friday Public Holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Government has announced that Friday, September 5, 2025, will be a public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Mawlid, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.<\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, extended warm greetings to Muslims in Nigeria and across the world.<\/p>\n<p>He urged the Muslim Ummah to emulate the Prophet\u2019s virtues of peace, love, humility, tolerance and compassion, stressing that these values are crucial to building a united and progressive nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe celebration of Eid-ul-Mawlid offers us yet another opportunity to strengthen the bonds of brotherhood, promote peaceful coexistence, and imbibe the Prophet\u2019s teachings of mutual respect and selfless service to humanity,\u201d the statement quoted Tunji-Ojo as saying.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Government has announced that Friday, September 5, 2025, will be a public holiday to mark Eid-ul-Mawlid, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. This was confirmed in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani, on Tuesday in Abuja. 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