Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku has approved Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th June and Wednesday 1st July, 2020 as public holidays in the Nigerian state of Taraba. This was contained in a press release signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Hassan Mijinyawa. It states that the holiday is to enable civil servants in the […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday June 12th 2020, as public holiday to mark Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government congratulated all Nigerians at home and abroad for the entrenchment of democratic rule in the country. Ogbeni Aregbesola called on all […]
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Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has declared Monday May 25th and Tuesday May 26th 2020 as public holidays in Nigeria to mark Eid-el-Fitri Celebration. The festival of Eid-el-Fitri, the Festival of Fast-breaking, is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. The […]
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The Ghanaian Government has officially declared Monday May 25th 2020, as a statutory public holiday. The holiday is to mark Eid-Al-Fitr celebrations by Muslims across the globe to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It’s a joyful holiday when the faithful celebrate the completion of 29 or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting. […]
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The government of Kenya has declared Monday May 25th 2020 a public holiday to allow Muslims mark the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i gazetted the holiday in a Special Gazette Notice dated Wednesday, May 20th. For Muslims, Idd-ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It’s […]
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The Gambian President Adama Barrow has declared Friday May 1st 2020 as a public holiday in the counrty in observance of International Workers’ Day. In a statement, the State House said: “President Barrow is aware of the economic impact of COVID 19 on workers and has launched the Government Food Support response to COVID-19 amongst […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced Friday May 1st 2020, as a public holiday for International Workers’ Day. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Georgina Ehuriah. In the statement, Aregbesola thanked Nigerian […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced Friday April 10th and Monday April 13th 2020 as public holidays to mark the Easter celebrations in the country. Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, made the announcement in a statement by Georgina Ehuriah, the permanent secretary, ministry of interior. Calling for support for the government in the […]
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The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah, has by Proclamation declared Wednesday March 11th 2020 as “Decoration Day” and it is to be observed throughout the Republic as a National Holiday. The Proclamation is in consonance with an Act of the Legislature, which was passed on October 24, 1916 […]
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The Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has declared Tuesday February 25th 2020 as a public holiday. Granting the approval, the governor said: “The public holiday is necessary for the state to welcome the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, who is expected to arrive in the state to inaugurate two […]
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