{"id":2529,"date":"2024-06-14T16:16:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/sallah-celebration-federal-govt-declares-monday-tuesday-public-holidays-urges-muslims-to-continue-to-imbibe-the-spirit-of-peace-kindness-sacrifice-for-the-growth-and-prosperity-of-the-na\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T16:16:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T16:16:57","slug":"sallah-celebration-federal-govt-declares-monday-tuesday-public-holidays-urges-muslims-to-continue-to-imbibe-the-spirit-of-peace-kindness-sacrifice-for-the-growth-and-prosperity-of-the-na","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/sallah-celebration-federal-govt-declares-monday-tuesday-public-holidays-urges-muslims-to-continue-to-imbibe-the-spirit-of-peace-kindness-sacrifice-for-the-growth-and-prosperity-of-the-na\/","title":{"rendered":"SALLAH CELEBRATION: Federal Gov\u2019t Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays, Urges Muslims To Continue To Imbibe The Spirit Of Peace, Kindness, Sacrifice For The Growth And Prosperity Of The Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Freeborn Abraye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Government of Nigeria has today Friday 14th June, declared Monday June 17 and Tuesday June 18 as public holidays respectively, to mark Sallah celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The declaration of the public holidays was made on behalf of the Federal Government, by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Which was signed by the Ministry\u2019s Permanent Secretary, Dr Aishetu Gogo Ndayako.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tunji-Ojo in the statement, congratulated all Muslims in Nigeria and in the Diaspora as they observe this year\u2019s Eid-ul-Adha celebration. Urging them to continue to imbibe the spirit of peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for unity, prosperity and the stability of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the Minister reiterated that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s led administration was committed to safeguarding the lives and property of all Nigerians. As such, enjoined all Muslim faithfuls and Nigerians in general to support, co-operate and join hands with the president in his sustained efforts to diversify the economy and progressively accelerate the pace of the nation\u2019s economic recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister went further to advise all Nigerians to take responsibility in the resolve to hand over a prosperous Nigeria to the nation\u2019s children. While wishing the Muslims a happy Eid-ul- Adha celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Freeborn Abraye The Federal Government of Nigeria has today Friday 14th June, declared Monday&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,16],"tags":[510,511,507,508,509],"class_list":["post-2529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-religion","tag-kindness","tag-sacrifice-for-the-growth-and-prosperity-of-the-nation","tag-sallah-celebration-federal-govt-declares-monday","tag-tuesday-public-holidays","tag-urges-muslims-to-continue-to-imbibe-the-spirit-of-peace"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/img_3186-1.jpg?fit=658%2C466&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4934,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/10\/24\/group-congratulates-prof-joash-ojo-amupitan-on-his-appointment-as-new-inec-chairman-by-president-tinubu-urges-him-to-prioritize-implementation-of-warri-federal-constituency-final-delineation-report\/","url_meta":{"origin":2529,"position":0},"title":"Group Congratulates Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan On His Appointment As New INEC Chairman By President Tinubu, Urges Him To Prioritize Implementation Of Warri Federal Constituency Final Delineation Report","author":"Freeborn Abraye","date":"October 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Ebiowei Gabriel CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE NEW INEC CHAIRMAN, PROFESSOR JOASH OJO AMUPITAN, SAN From the Concerned Ijaw Stakeholders of Warri Federal Constituency We, the Concerned Ijaw Stakeholders of Warri Federal Constituency, extend our heartfelt congratulations to Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, on his well-deserved appointment and swearing-in as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6135ec9f-8675-4c4d-924e-d6e0c6b349fe.jpg?fit=720%2C597&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6135ec9f-8675-4c4d-924e-d6e0c6b349fe.jpg?fit=720%2C597&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6135ec9f-8675-4c4d-924e-d6e0c6b349fe.jpg?fit=720%2C597&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6135ec9f-8675-4c4d-924e-d6e0c6b349fe.jpg?fit=720%2C597&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1754,"url":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2022\/03\/19\/2023-tinubu-urges-muslim-leaders-to-create-department-of-political-affairs\/","url_meta":{"origin":2529,"position":1},"title":"2023: Tinubu Urges Muslim Leaders To Create Department Of Political Affairs","author":"Coastal Times","date":"March 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Coastal News Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 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