Tuesday January 7th 2020 has been declared as a public holiday known as “Constitution Day” in Ghana, according to a press release signed by the Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery. “The general public is hereby informed that Tuesday, 7th January 2020 which marks CONSTITUTION DAY, is a Statutory Public Holiday and should be observed as […]
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The Zimbabwean government has advised that Monday December 23rd 2019 will be a public holiday. This is because Unity Day which is observed on December 22nd each year, falls on a Sunday this year. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Mr Aaron Nhepera told State-owned media that, traditionally, if a […]
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The Federal Government of Niger has declared Wednesday December 25th, Thursday December 26th 2019 and Wednesday January 1st 2020 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and the New Year celebrations respectively. According to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, the President felicitated with Christians and all Nigerians both at home and abroad […]
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In a statement issued by the Minister of the Interior, Ambrose Dery MP, the General Public was reminded that Friday December 6th 2019, which marks FARMERS DAY, is a Statutory Public Holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country. Farmers Day in Ghana is observed on the first Friday in December. Since it was introduced […]
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Namibian President Hage Geingob has declared November 27th as a national holiday to enable Namibians to take to the polls for both Presidential and National Assembly elections. The announcement is in accordance with the powers vested in the president, Namibia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology said in a statement. The ministry urged all Namibians […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday November 11th 2019 as a Public Holiday to mark the 2019 Eidul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birthday of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Muslim faithfuls on the occasion and […]
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The Kenya Ministry of Interior has responded to a widely circulated document that was promoted on social media as an official Kenya Gazette notice on the upcoming Diwali celebrations. The Ministry led by CS Fred Matiang’i clarified that the document is a fake and that Monday remains a normal working day. Sunday October 27th is […]
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Kenyan Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has declared Thursday October 10th as a public holiday for Moi Day. “In line with the provisions of the Public Holidays Act (Cap 110, Laws of Kenya) and the decision of the court in Judicial Review No. 292 of 2017 (Republic v Cabinet Secretary for Internal Security Ex Parte G […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday October 1st, as a public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the federal government. The minister congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the commemoration of this year’s anniversary. He assured citizens of […]
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The Ghanaian Government has declared Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day which falls on Saturday September 21st 2019, as an additional public holiday on Monday September 23rd 2019. A statement from Ambrose Dery, the Minister for the Interior, said as September 21st falls on a Saturday this year, the President has declared Monday, September 23rd as an […]
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