The Federal Government has announced Friday, April 3, and Monday, April 6, 2026, as public holidays to observe Easter. April 3 marks Good Friday, and April 6 is Easter Monday. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration in a statement issued on Wednesday. He extended greetings to Christians in Nigeria and the diaspora, celebrating the Easter season.
Declaring two days off for Easter while schools and hospitals operate on skeletal staff speaks more to ritual than national planning. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo's announcement follows a predictable script with no bearing on how most Nigerians experience governance. For workers without paid leave, a public holiday is just a day without wages. This gesture costs the government nothing but changes nothing for those counting hours, not holidays.
