Friday and Monday declared public holidays in Nigeria

To mark the end of the 30 day-long fasting period of the Ramadan by the Islamic faithful in Nigeria, the federal government on Tuesday in Abuja announced Friday,  July 17 and Monday, July 20, 2015 as public holidays  to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting referred to as eidil-fitri.  

While making the announcement, Abubakar Magaji, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Interior congratulated the Nigerian Muslims on the successful completion of this year’s fasting period and also charged all Muslim faithful and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which include love, peace and sacrifice for national development.

Magaji wished Nigerians a happy and joyous celebration and admonished all Nigerians, both at home and abroad to use the occasion of the eidil-fitir celebration to pray for peace and unity in the country.

He ended by calling on Nigerians to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in its determination and sustained efforts towards building a peaceful, united and virile nation.