Tinubu to address Nigerians in nationwide broadcast on Independence Day
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will deliver a nationwide broadcast on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, as part of activities marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, announced this on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for the anniversary in Abuja.
Akume explained that the committee has been mandated to plan, organise, and implement all approved programmes for the celebrations.
In a statement signed by the Director of Information in the SGF’s office, Segun Imohiosen, the Independence Day celebration was described as both a period of reflection and a call to national renewal.
“This anniversary is a reminder of where we are coming from and where we are going. As a nation, we have faced political, economic, and social challenges, but we have also overcome them. An anniversary is not just a celebration of the past—it is a call to action for the future,” Akume said.
According to the official schedule, events will commence with a World Press Conference on Thursday, September 25, followed by a Juma’at Service and women’s activities on Friday, September 26. Youth events and a historical arts exhibition are slated for Saturday, September 27, while a Church Service will hold on Sunday, September 28. A public lecture is scheduled for Monday, September 29.
The celebrations will climax on Wednesday, October 1, with President Tinubu’s broadcast to the nation and the traditional Independence Day parade.
As part of the commemorative projects, the SGF also unveiled the Nigeria@65 Compendium Project workstation, initiated in collaboration with CherryAfrica Magazine. The project will document Nigeria’s milestones in governance, the economy, and national development across six and a half decades.
