The United States embassy in Abuja and the consulate general in Lagos will be closed on Monday (today), February 16, to observe the country’s Presidents’ Day.
The US mission announced this in an X post on Sunday.
Presidents’ Day is a US federal holiday observed on the third Monday in February.
It creates a three-day weekend for US citizens, as federal offices, banks, post offices, and many schools/businesses close in observance.
Presidents’ Day was originally established to honour the birthday of first US president George Washington who was born in 1732.
However, it later became an official federal holiday in 1971 to celebrate all US presidents “and their leadership in shaping the nation’s history and positively influencing the world”.
The US embassy in Abuja and the consulate general in Lagos were also closed in November 2025 to observe the country’s thanksgiving holiday, celebrated every fourth Thursday of that month.