{"id":355989,"date":"2025-02-16T21:48:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T20:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=355989"},"modified":"2025-02-16T21:48:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T20:48:46","slug":"us-embassy-in-abuja-lagos-shut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/02\/16\/us-embassy-in-abuja-lagos-shut\/","title":{"rendered":"US Embassy in Abuja, Lagos shut"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Normal operations to resume on Tuesday, February 18, 2025<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The United States has announced the closure of its Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos on Monday, February 17, 2025, to observe of Presidents\u2019 Day.<\/p>\n<p>The US announced on its X handle on Sunday, February 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/08\/01\/protest-us-embassy-asks-staff-to-remain-at-home-raises-concern-over-likely-terror-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embassy<\/a> said normal operations would resume on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents\u2019 Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, February 18, 2025,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Presidents\u2019 Day is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on the third Monday of February each year.<\/p>\n<p>Observed in honour of George Washington\u2019s birthday, the holiday was established in 1879 as his and was later moved to its current date in 1971 under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which aimed to provide more three-day weekends for workers.<\/p>\n<p>The official federal holiday is Washington\u2019s Birthday according to U.S. law but Presidents\u2019 Day is the commonly used name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Normal operations to resume on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 The United States has announced the closure of its Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos on Monday, February 17, 2025, to observe of Presidents\u2019 Day. The US announced on its X handle on Sunday, February 16, 2025. 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