US Embassy in Abuja, Lagos Consulate to to close on Monday for Presidents’ Day

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’ Day.

The US announced on its X handle on Sunday, February 16, 2025.

The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day. We will resume normal operations on Tuesday, February 18, 2025,” the statement read.

Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday in the United States, observed on the third Monday of February each year.

The Embassy said normal operations would resume on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

Observed in honour of George Washington’s 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.

The official federal holiday is Washington’s Birthday according to U.S. law but Presidents’ Day is the commonly used name.