Nigeria, May 27 -- The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, has called on Nigerians to uphold faith in God and demonstrate patriotism to the fatherland as a way of strengthening national unity and development.

Issa-Onilu gave the charge in a message to Muslim adherents as the celebration of Eid Al-Adha takes top gear across parts of the country.

According to him, the Eid celebration serves as a reminder of the need for citizens to remain committed to the ideals of peaceful coexistence, mutual respect, and collective responsibility towards nation-building.

He noted that the lessons of Eid al-Adha remain relevant to Nigeria's current realities, stressing that sacrifice, discipline, and comp...