Nigeria’s Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday, May 2nd and 3rd as public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day and Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations. Rauf Aregbesola, the nation’s interior Minister who made the declaration on Thursday, on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated workers across the country on the occasion and commended their hard work, […]
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A bill to declare June 12 as a national public holiday passed has the second reading at the House of Representatives. The bill which is jointly sponsored by representatives Edward Pwajok and Kayode Oladele got through the necessary parliamentary procedure after a debate during Thursday’s plenary. The bill comes on the back of President Muhammadu […]
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The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 1st, 2018, as a public holiday to commemorate the country’s 58th Independence Anniversary. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Abdulrahman Dambazau, the Minister of Interior, in Abuja on Thursday. Dambazau, who congratulated Nigerians on the anniversary, urged them to sustain President Muhammadu Buhari Administration’s efforts at […]
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The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, Aug. 21, and Wednesday, Aug. 22 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Eid-el-Kabir. The Minister of Interior, Retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja in a statement issued by Dr Mohammed Umar, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry. While wishing Nigerians a happy Eid-el-Kabir […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, June 15 and Monday, June 18 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Eid-el-Fitr. The Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Abdulrahman Dambazau (Rtd), announced this on Monday in a statement by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Dr M. Umar. He congratulated the Muslim faithful on the […]
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The governments of some states in the South West of Nigeria have have declared June 12 as a public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the annulled 1993 Presidential election adjudged to have been won by the late M.K.O Abiola. The states that have made announcement of public holiday include: Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo […]
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The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 29, as public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on Friday in Abuja on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by Dr M. Umar the Permanent Secretary. Dambazau congratulated Nigerians on the occasion […]
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The Plateau government has declared Thursday a work-free day to enable residents welcome President Muhammadu Buhari on a one-day working visit to the state. The Head of Service, Izam Azi, announced this on Tuesday in Jos, after an emergency State Executive Council meeting. “The holiday will afford civil servants and other citizens the opportunity to […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday as public holiday to mark the Eid-El-Maulud celebration. The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), made the declaration on behalf of the FG in a statement on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Abubakar Magaji. He admonished all Muslim faithful and Nigerians to […]
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A public holiday will be declared on 21 February of every year to mark the birthday of ousted President Robert Mugabe. This indicates that there is certainly a little of Robert Mugabe left in Zimbabweans. Deposed from office, 93 year-old Mugabe continues to have his way. He has been offered immunity and a handsome pension, […]
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