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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While Spain continues to move itself out of effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of the Balearic Islands is looking ahead and has agreed the calendar of holidays for the islands for 2021. This archipelago of islands in the Mediterranean Sea is an autonomous community and a province of Spain. The four largest islands are Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera. There […]
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The Government of Navarra has published the working calendar for 2021. The Regional Community of Navarra lies in the northern part of Spain. As published by the Official Gazette of Navarra, there will be 14 work-free days, of which two will correspond to local festivities. One of these local holidays will be December 3rd, Navarra Day, […]
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The public administration ministry has declared a public holiday on Thursday June 4th, due to the nationwide curfew which will be in effect on that day. Sri Lanka will observe a curfew on June 4th and 5th, as the country will commemorate the Poson Full Moon Poya Day on June 5th. Poson Poya is second […]
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Monday June 8th 2020 has been declared a public holiday in Malaysia for the official birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah. In a statement, the Human Resources Ministry said the declaration is made under Section 8 of the Holidays Act 1951 and gazetted on March 18th. “This public holiday […]
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According to the calendar released by the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Taiwanese workers will receive 116 public holidays, including weekends in 2021. During 2021 they will enjoy eight long weekends. As usual planning ahead and using your annual holiday allowance to create long weekends is an efficient way to extend the public holidays. In 2021, […]
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This will be a quiet month for bank closings. The only weekday to note is Friday June 5th, when several states will be observing Kabir Jayanti. Otherwise the remainder of the month is peppered with just a few holidays, with four out of the five affecting the states of Mizoram and Odisha. Even with the […]
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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 Egyptian Minister of Manpower Mohamed Saafan announced that Eid El-Fitr holiday will be for five days starting from Sunday May 24th 2020. The five-day paid holiday is part of the government’s efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Previously the government had announced a five-day holiday for public-sector employees during Eid El-Fitr […]
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