On 27 July 2026, the Royal Thai Embassy in Abuja held a ceremony to celebrate the auspicious occasion of the Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty the King on 28 July 2026 at the Royal Thai Embassy. H.E. Mr. Thirapath Mongkolnavin, Ambassador of Thailand to Nigeria, presided over the ceremony, which was attended by officials of the Royal Thai Embassy, Thai Trade Center in Abuja, and members of the Thai community in Abuja. The ceremony included the paying of homage, the candle-lighting ceremony, the signing of the Book of Well-Wishes, and the oath-taking ceremony for civil servants, reaffirming their commitment to be good civil servants and the strength of the nation