The federal Government has declared monday, october 2, as a public holiday to mark Nigerias 63rd independence celebration. minister of interior, olubunmi tunji, ojo, made the declaration on thursday in Abuja, on behalf of the federal government, in a statement signed by the permanent secretary of the ministry, oluwatoyin Akinlade. tunji-ojo congratulated all nigerians at Diaspora and assured Nigerians at home and in diaspora and assured Nigerians of the governments' continued commitment to tackling challenges facing the country.while noting that it is a known fact that it is a known fact that difficult socioeconomic and security challenges are mglobal, he said nigeria is not isolated. human capital and the richness of our land make nigeria unargusbly the leading black nation in the world, being Africa pride ande beacon of hope for the 'renewed hope' of president Bola Tinubu.