APA – Lagos (Nigeria)
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Wednesday, June 28, and Thursday, June 29, 2023, as public holidays in commemoration of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations.
The Permanent Secretary in Nigeria’s Ministry of Interior, Dr. Oluwatoyin Akinlade, said in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday that the Federal Government “heartily felicitates with the Muslim Ummah at home and in the diaspora”.
Akinlade urged Muslims and all Nigerians to make sacrifices for the growth and development of their communities and their country, Nigeria.
She expressed the hope that the prayers and sacrifices of the season will bring about peace, unity, and progress in Nigeria.
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