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Eid-ul-Mawlid: FG declares Wednesday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, September 27, 2023, as a public holiday..
This is to mark the Eid-ul-Mawlid celebration and the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.
The announcement was made in a statement on Monday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade.
She noted that the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, urged Nigerians to be tolerant.
The statement partly read, âThe Minister congratulates all Muslim faithful both home and in the diaspora for witnessing this yearâs occasion.
âHis admonition to Nigerians is to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance and
perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) exemplified
âTunji-Ojo also urged Nigerians, especially our youths, to embrace the virtues of hard work and peaceful disposition toward fellow humans, irrespective of faith, ideology, social class, and ethnicity, and join hands with President Bola Tinubuâs administration in its effort to build a progressive and enviable Nation that all citizens will be proud of.â
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