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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Despite the lockdown (scheduled to end on May 3rd) for COVID-19, banks are not closed, but opening hours may be limited. Most banks are currently being operated for only four hours between 10 am and 2 pm. It is useful to know when then banks are closed, so you can plan any necessary transactions in […]
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Jordanian government has decided to extend the holiday for the public institutions and bodies until the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The decision excludes key government entities which will continue to be operated by no more than 30% of its staff or 50% when necessary. Key private […]
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Bangladesh has announced the extension of the ongoing general holiday until May 5th to address the coronavirus outbreak. The general holiday began on March 26th to ensure social distancing for containing coronavirus and has been extended several times. ‘The government has decided to extend the general holiday till May 5th from April 25th,’ state minister […]
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Historically, the dates of Oman’s national holidays were only announced about two weeks in advance of each holiday. His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq has issued a new Royal Decree on April 20th 2020, to allocate the official days for national holidays for both public and private sectors in Oman. We wouldn’t recommend using a […]
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The Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam has signed a series of new measures into law aimed at expanding access to voting in the commonwealth. The new legislation included establishing Election Day as a holiday, CNN reports. “Voting is a fundamental right, and these new laws strengthen our democracy by making it easier to cast a […]
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The Punjab Government has declared a gazetted holiday on April 13th, 2020 on the eve of the Baisakhi instead of April 14th. An official spokesperson of the government said that as per notification issued by the Personnel Department, all the government offices, boards, corporations, and educational institutions within the jurisdiction of the state of Punjab […]
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In a bid to implement President Joko Widodo’s directives regarding mudik season (the mass exodus before Eid) and replacement of Eid 2020 holidays, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy on Thursday April 9th 2020 led a Ministerial Coordination Meeting on the amendment of Joint Ministerial Decree on National Holidays and Collective Leave […]
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The ongoing public holiday has been extended until April 25th as a preventive measure to tackle the coronavirus pandemic across the country. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a circular in this regard on Friday April 10th. The general holiday is extended to April 23th, which means, with the weekend, it will continue till April […]
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The Oman Government Communication Centre (GC) has moved to deny the rumours circulating on social media about a two-week official holiday for government and private sectors in response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a statement issued online, GC said: “There is no truth to what is being circulating on social media about the Supreme Committee […]
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