May 14, 2026

FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holidays for Eid-el-Kabir Celebration

By Farouk Mohammed

The federal government (FG) has declared Tuesday, August 21, and Wednesday, August 22 as public holidays, to enable Muslim faithful across Nigeria to celebrate the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir.

Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Thursday in a statement.

Dambazau called on Nigerians to use the period to embrace the virtues of love and sacrifice for the unity and development of Africa’s most populated nation.

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