Tinubu to address Nigerians on 66th Independence anniversary

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address Nigerians at 7 a.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2026, as the country marks its 66th Independence anniversary.

The announcement was made on Wednesday in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.

According to the statement, Tinubu’s Independence Day address will be broadcast nationwide, with television and radio stations and other electronic media outlets directed to join the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).