BREAKING: All schools, banks and government offices to shut down for 48 hours, reason, other details emerge

• Schools, banks, and authorities offices volition unopen down for 48 hours connected April 18 and April 21, pursuing the Federal Government's declaration of Easter nationalist holidays
• The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, urged Nigerians to bespeak connected the virtues of emotion and sacrifice during Easter, calling for supplication and unity for the nation
• The Minister besides reaffirmed the government’s committedness to President Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda, wishing Nigerians a joyous Easter celebration

Schools, banks, and authorities offices crossed Nigeria volition unopen down for 48 hours starting connected Friday, April 18, and continuing done Monday, April 21.

This closure comes successful pursuing the observance of the Easter holiday, arsenic declared by the Federal Government.

A peaceful Easter interruption is up arsenic FG has announced a two-day closure for schools, banks, and authorities offices. Photo credit: PATRICK MEINHARDT
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The announcement, made by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, marks the authoritative designation of Good Friday and Easter Monday, key dates successful the Christian calendar commemorating the decease and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The closure volition impact assorted sectors, ensuring that Nigerians can afloat enactment successful the spiritual observance.

FG calls for reflection, prayer, and unity

Following the declaration of the nationalist holidays, the Minister emphasized the value of reflecting connected the virtues of emotion and sacrifice embodied successful the Easter message.

In a connection released by the Ministry, Tunji-Ojo urged citizens to clasp these virtues, utilizing the vacation play for supplication and reflection.

“We promote each Nigerians to instrumentality this accidental to commune for the peace, unity, and stableness of our nation. “Let america each usage this clip to widen goodwill to our neighbours done acts of kindness and generosity," Tunji-Ojo said.

Support for nationalist maturation and development

The national government besides reaffirmed the Federal Government’s committedness to fostering nationalist maturation and development, aligning with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

He reassured citizens that the authorities remains focused connected ensuring advancement and stableness crossed the country.

Nigerians to stay astatine location for 2 days aft the national authorities announced easter holidays. Photo credit: @BTOofficial
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“We are dedicated to gathering a prosperous aboriginal for Nigeria, successful enactment with President Tinubu’s imaginativeness of a agreed and thriving nation,” Tunji-Ojo added.

The Minister extended his warmest Easter greetings to Nigerians, peculiarly Christians, wishing them a joyful and peaceful celebration.

He besides encouraged each citizens to clasp the tone of the season, careless of faith, and to transportation guardant the values of emotion and togetherness.

“On behalf of the Federal Government, I privation each Nigerians a blissful Easter holiday, and promote everyone to usage this clip to bespeak and link with others successful a tone of goodwill," Tunji-Ojo said.

List of nationalist holidays to observe successful 2025

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerians person welcomed the twelvemonth 2025 with large joyousness contempt the governmental and economical challenges facing the country.

The radical are looking for greater opportunities for businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals arsenic President Bola Tinubu's reforms instrumentality shape.

However, determination are immoderate nationalist holidays which volition beryllium announced arsenic the twelvemonth counts down, arsenic good arsenic immoderate peculiar days that Nigerians volition observe successful 2025.

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Source: Legit.ng