U.S. announces closure of Abuja Embassy, Lagos Consulate Monday to mark Martin Luther King Jr Day
The U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria will be closed on January 19 as Americans mark Martin Luther King Jr Day.
In a statement on Sunday, the embassy noted that the U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos would be closed on January 19.
“The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2026, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day,” the statement said.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday, in commemoration of the heroic deeds of the late leader of the American Civil Rights Movement assassinated in the struggle for Blacks civil liberty in America.
Mr King Jr was famous for his “I Have a Dream” speech delivered in Washington in the struggle for civil rights for Black Americans
Born on January 15, 1929, Mr King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, at the National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.
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