The announcement was issued by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, through a statement signed by the ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, on Wednesday.

FG declares 1 October 2026 a public holiday for Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary, with 3,000 NSCDC personnel deployed to secure celebrations in Abuja.

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1, 2026, as a public holiday across the federation to commemorate the nation’s 66th Independence

The Nigerian federal government under President Bola Tinubu declared Thursday a public holiday for Independence Day, with all embassies in the country set to close.