The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos are shut today, Tuesday, July 15, in compliance with the national public holiday declared by the Nigerian government for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The embassy made the announcement in a statement posted on its official X account on Monday.
The tweet reads: “The U.S. Embassy in Abuja and Consulate General in Lagos will be closed on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in observance of the public holiday declared by the Nigerian government in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari.
“All visa appointments slated for July 15, 2025, will be rescheduled,” the statement read.
The mission said all affected applicants would receive updated appointment dates in due course.
The embassy said consular operations would resume after the holiday.
It would be recalled that the Nigerian government had declared Tuesday a work-free day to honour Buhari, who died on Sunday, July 13, in a London hospital.
You can find the embassy’s full tweet here
