Federal Government Declares Monday Public Holiday

The Federal Government through the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has declared Monday, October 10 2022 as public holiday to mark this year's Eid-ul-Maulud celebration.

The Eid-ul-Maulud is marked to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad

In a statement signed by the Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, on Thursday, October 6, 2022, Aregbesola felicitated all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion.

He charged Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of love, patience, tolerance, and perseverance which are deep spiritual virtues and which Prophet Muhammad exemplified, adding that doing so would guarantee peace, security, and harmony in the country.

The statement partly read: “Ogbeni Aregbesola enjoins Nigerians, particularly Muslims, to refrain from violence, lawlessness and other acts of criminality.

“As the indisputable leader of our race, we must demonstrate responsible leadership in Africa.”

He urged Nigerians to be security conscious, asking them to report any suspicious persons or activities to the nearest security agency and through the N-Alert application on Android and IOS.

“When you see something do N-Alert, as this would elicit prompt response from security agents,” he added.