By IBRAHIM BELLO/AISHA AHMED

Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has approved a reduction in official working hours for civil servants in the holy month of Ramadan.

The approval is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Awwal Manu-Dogondaji, the Commissioner for Establishment, Pension and Training in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday.

According to the statement, civil servants in the state will now work from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Fridays.

It added that normal working hours would resume after Ramadan.

Manu-Dogondaji urged citizens to remain steadfast in prayers for lasting peace and stability in Kebbi and Nigeria.

Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has also approved reduction of working hours for state civil servants to honour the 2025 Ramadan fast.

The approval is in a statement signed by the state?s Head of Service, Mr Muhammad Dagaceri, on Tuesday in Dutse.

He stated that ?civil servants in the state will report to the office at 9 a.m. and close at 3 p.m. from Mondays to Thursdays, throughout the Ramadan period.

?On Fridays, the civil servants will report at 9 a.m. and close at 1 p.m.??

The head of service explained that the gesture is to provide opportunities for civil servants to fully engage in spiritual activities associated with the holy month.

?It is hoped that civil servants in the state will use the Ramadan period to pray for God?s guidance and blessings for our state and the country in general,? Dagaceri added.

Muslims worldwide have started observing the 29 or 30 days of the fasting month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Lunar calendar.

While observing the dawn-to-dusk fast, Muslims are to refrain from eating, drinking and intimate activities throughout the period.

Ramadan is the month when the first verses of the Holy Qur?an were revealed to Prophet Muhammad, more than 1,400 years ago. (NAN)

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