JUST IN: FG Announces Two-Day Public Holiday for Eid-el-Fitr

The Federal Authorities of Nigeria has declared Thursday, 19 March, and Friday, 20 March 2026, as public holidays to designate the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, signalling the pause of the holy month of Ramadan.

The announcement turn out to be made in a assertion issued on Tuesday by the Everlasting Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani.

In accordance to the assertion, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Authorities, congratulated Muslim devoted on the profitable completion of Ramadan.

He informed Muslims to uphold the values of like, generosity, peace, tolerance, and sacrifice emphasised at some stage in the fasting interval.

The minister also called on Nigerians to use the festive season to pray for the nation’s continued peace, solidarity, and prosperity.

Whereas wishing Muslims a comfortable Eid-el-Fitr occasion, he inspired voters to have time responsibly and lengthen acts of kindness to the much less privileged.

The assertion extra reaffirmed the Federal Authorities’s dedication to promoting nationwide solidarity and unruffled coexistence all the contrivance via the nation.