FG inaugurates C’ttee for Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary

By Omeiza Ajayi

ABUJA: The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee IMC to program and execute activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day solemnisation scheduled for October 1, 2025.

Speaking astatine the inauguration successful Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF, Senator George Akume, said the day provides an accidental to bespeak connected the country’s journey, its challenges, and corporate aspirations for the future.

“This day is simply a reminder of wherever we are coming from and wherever we are going from here. As a nation, we person faced political, economical and societal challenges but person flooded them. An day is not conscionable a solemnisation of the past, it is simply a telephone for enactment for the future,” Akume stated.

Director of Information and Public Relations successful the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF, Segun Imohiosen, said Senator Akume besides urged Nigerians to recommit to unity, patriotism and nation-building.

The programme of events begins with a World Press Conference connected Thursday, September 25, 2025, followed by a Juma’at Service and Women’s Activities connected Friday, September 26. Youth Activities and a Historical Arts Exhibition volition clasp connected Saturday, September 27, portion a Church Service is billed for Sunday, September 28. A Public Lecture is scheduled for Monday, September 29, with the celebrations climaxing connected Wednesday, October 1, with a Presidential Broadcast and Independence Day Parade.

As portion of the commemorative activities, the SGF besides unveiled the Nigeria @65 Compendium Project Workstation, initiated by CherryAfrica Magazine successful collaboration with his office.

The workstation, equipped with a state-of-the-art studio, volition big a TV interrogation bid featuring apical authorities officials sharing milestones successful nation-building nether the Renewed Hope Agenda.

The compendium, according to the organisers, volition service arsenic a nationalist repository capturing Nigeria’s developmental trajectory from the pre-colonial epoch to the contiguous day, with accent connected ministries, departments, agencies, the economy, governance, and cardinal sectors driving growth.

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