Kano State Government has declared Monday, September 2nd 2019 as a work-free day, to mark Hijrah, the new Islamic year 1441 AH. The holiday was announced in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Information, Sani Abba Yola. The statement said Sunday, September 1st 2019 was equivalent to the first […]
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The Islamic New Year holiday (1441 Hijri) for ministries and federal entities and the private sector in the UAE will be on the first day of Muharram, according to the Islamic calendar. The first day of the Hijri New Year will be on Saturday August 31st 2019. According to a circular issued earlier this year, […]
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The Government of Osun State has declared Friday August 2019 30th as a public holiday to mark the Islamic New Year, Hijrah 1441 AH. In a statement, the Supervisor for Ministry of Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism, Adebisi Obawale, said the 1441 AH Hirjah will begin on Saturday August 31st 2019.. ” Government wishes Muslims […]
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The Government of Indonesia announces 16 National Holidays and 4 Collective Holidays in 2020. A Ministerial Meeting on National and Public Holidays 2020 led by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Puan Maharani held at the office of Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture in Jakarta has agreed to determine 16 days […]
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The Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz has announced that Saturday August 31st 2019, will be an official holiday for ministries, official departments, institutions and public bodies on the occasion of the Hijri New Year. The announcement called on all ministries, official departments, institutions and public bodies to celebrate the occasion and highlight its importance. In […]
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The Government of Liberia has declared Monday August 26th 2019 as Flag Day to be observed throughout the country, while calling on the Ministry of Education and other agencies concerned, to execute appropriate programs befitting the day. Proclaiming the day, President, George M. Weah said whereas, “it is important and befitting that the day is […]
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The Haryana government led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, has declared a public holiday on Friday August 23rd 2019 for Janmashtami . Originally Krishna Janmashtami was gazetted for Saturday August 24th. As per the Haryana general administration department circular, all government offices, schools and educational institutions will remain closed. “Friday, the 23rd August, 2019 shall […]
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Kenya believe it? In a rapid turn of events, the public holiday that was announced on Friday evening for the mational census has been cancelled. It seems that President Kenyatat’s comments were taken out of context and it was never intended that August 26th would be a holiday. “Contrary to our earlier dispatch on the […]
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Ghanaian President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has declared Monday August 12th as a public holiday to be observed throughout the country. The general public is hereby reminded that Sunday 11th August, 2019 which marks ‘Eid-ul-Adha’, is a statutory Public Holiday. However, in view of the fact that 11th August, 2019 falls on a Sunday, His Excellency, […]
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President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has declared Monday August 12th 2019 a public holiday throughout the country. In a tweet, the Office of the President said “The Public is hereby informed that the President of the Republic, His Excellency Adama Barrow, acting under Section 76 (1) of the 1997 Constitution of The Gambia, is […]
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