Breaking: FG Announces Monday Holiday as Eid-ul-Mawlid Celebration
The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday, September 16, 2024, as public holiday to observe the Islam celebration of Eid-ul-Mawlid.
This was announced on Friday by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a statement released by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Magdalene Ajani.
Eid-ul-Mawlid is the remeberance of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.
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The Minsister seized the opportunity to admonish muslim faithfuls in the country to show the good spirit of Islam in their day-to-day lives.
Tunji-Ojo also urged them to take the opporunity to pray for the progress of the nation at large.
