BREAKING: FG declares Oct 1 public holiday

The Federal Government has declared Thursday , October 1 , 2020 , as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria ’ s 60 th Independence Anniversary .

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola , who made the declaration , congratulated all Nigerians on the celebration of the country ’ s Diamond Jubilee while stressing the government’ s commitment to the socio -economic transformation of the country .

This was contained in a statement titled , ‘ FG Declares Thursday , October 1 , 2020 , Public Holiday To Mark Nigeria ’ s 60 th Independence Anniversary ’ and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior , Georgina Ehuriah .

According to the statement , the minister praised Nigerians for the feats in economy , education , the creative sector, amongst others.

The statement also quoted Aregbesola as saying, “Though celebrating sixty years of independence really calls for pomp and pageantry , but with the global COVID- 19 pandemic , which has forced all nations in the world to think and act cautiously , we cannot avoid the imperative of a low - keyed celebration at this time. ”

It added , “While wishing Nigerians a fruitful independence celebration , he reminded them of the fact that our founding fathers , in spite of the differences in faith , tribe and tongue came together for Nigeria ’ s independence . ”