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Tinubu to address Nigerians on Independence Day

Mr Tinubu returned from a three-week vacation to Europe on Tuesday.

• September 30, 2026
PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU
PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address the nation on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 7 a.m., to mark Nigeria’s 66th Independence anniversary.

All television and radio stations, and other electronic media outlets, are advised to join the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria for the broadcast.

Bayo Onanuga

Special Adviser to the President

(Information & Strategy)

September 30, 2026

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