Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th August has been declared as public holidays by the Federal Government to mark the 2019 Eid-il-Kabir celebrations.

This was made known by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Barr. Georgina Ekeoma Ehuriah.

She congratulated the Muslim faithful on the occasion and urged all Nigerians at home and in diaspora, “to use the period of this year’s Eid-il-Kabir celebration to embrace the virtues of love, humility, peace and sacrifice as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Mohammed (Pbuh)”.