JUST-IN: Tinubu To Address Nigerians On Independence Day

President Bola Tinubu volition present a nationwide broadcast connected Wednesday, October 1, 2025, arsenic portion of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary.

The announcement was made connected Wednesday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, during the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for the day successful Abuja.

Akume explained that the committee has been tasked with planning, organising, and executing each approved programmes for the celebrations.

In a connection by the manager of accusation successful the SGF office, Segun Imohiosen, helium described the Independence Day arsenic some a infinitesimal of reflection and a telephone to action.

“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 challenges successful areas specified arsenic political, economical and societal issues but person flooded them. An day is not conscionable a solemnisation of the past. It is simply a telephone for enactment for the future,” the SGF said.

The docket released by the authorities showed that activities volition statesman 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 events and a humanities arts accumulation volition clasp connected Saturday, September 27; a Church Service connected Sunday, September 28; and a nationalist lecture connected Monday, September 29. The celebrations volition climax with the President’s broadcast and the Independence Day parade connected October 1.

As portion of the commemorative projects, Akume besides unveiled the Nigeria@65 Compendium Project workstation, initiated successful collaboration with CherryAfrica Magazine, which volition papers milestones successful governance, system and nationalist improvement crossed the decades.