Public Holiday – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:24:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Public Holiday – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 FG Declares December 25, 26 Public Holidays for Christmas, Boxing Day https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-declares-december-25-26-public-holidays-for-christmas-boxing-day/ https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-declares-december-25-26-public-holidays-for-christmas-boxing-day/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:00:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=474042 The Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, 2025, as public holidays to mark Christmas and Boxing Day celebrations. It also announced that Thursday, January 1, 2026, will be observed as a public holiday for the New Year. The declaration was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Permanent [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-declares-december-25-26-public-holidays-for-christmas-boxing-day/feed/ 0 Isese Day: Abiodun declares Monday public holiday https://www.theinfostride.com/isese-day-abiodun-declares-monday-public-holiday/ https://www.theinfostride.com/isese-day-abiodun-declares-monday-public-holiday/#respond Sun, 20 Aug 2023 19:30:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=353229 Prince Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun State, has declared August 21, 2023, a holiday in honor of the annual Isese Day celebration. On Isese, adherents of old religions gather to honor Yoruba history and customs. On March 7, 2023, Governor Abiodun signed an executive order designating August 20 as Isese Day in Ogun State. On [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/isese-day-abiodun-declares-monday-public-holiday/feed/ 0 I Want My Wedding Date To Be A Public Holiday In Tanzania – Diamond Platnumz https://www.theinfostride.com/i-want-my-wedding-date-to-be-a-public-holiday-in-tanzania-diamond-platnumz/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 16:02:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226122 Diamond Platnumz is ready to get married so he is asking the Tanzanian government to declare a national holiday on the date that will happen. During an interview, Diamond discussed his intentions to marry his model and radio presenter girlfriend, Tanasha Donna Barbieri Oketch, on Feb 14. He then said that since his mother-in-law to [...]

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]]> Gov. Aminu Tambuwal Declares Public Holiday For Shehu Shagari https://www.theinfostride.com/gov-aminu-tambuwal-declares-public-holiday-for-shehu-shagari/ Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:04:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=224411 Gov. Aminu Tambuwal has declared Monday, Dec. 31, as public holiday in the state to ensure residents offer special prayer for the soul of former President, Shehu Shagari. Tambuwal said that the declaration followed consultation with the Sultanate Council. “The state government therefore, requests Imams across Sokoto and the general public to dedicate the day [...]

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]]> Federal Government Declares Tuesday Public Holiday https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-government-declares-tuesday-public-holiday/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 08:23:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=221275 The Federal Government has declared Tuesday as Public Holiday to mark the Eid-el Maulud. The Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd), made the declaration on Friday in Abuja in a statement by Dr Mohammed Umar, Permanent Secretary of the ministry. Dambazau called on Muslim faithful to align themselves with the prophet’s teachings which border [...]

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]]> Osun State Government Declares Public Holiday For Rerun Election https://www.theinfostride.com/osun-state-government-declares-public-holiday-for-rerun-election/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:53:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217190 The Osun Government on Wednesday declared Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 as public holiday to enable electorate to vote in the re-run gubernatorial election. A statement by Mr Sola Fasure, the Media Aide to Gov. Rauf Aregbesola in Osogbo, noted that the public holiday was to enable workers to participate in the rerun governorship election after [...]

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]]> Jigawa State Declares Public Holiday To Pray For Buhari https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-declares-public-holiday-to-pray-for-buhari/ https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-declares-public-holiday-to-pray-for-buhari/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2017 19:32:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=171319 The Jigawa Government has declared Friday, July 7, as a public holiday to enable public servants offer special prayer for President Muhammadu Buhari’s quick recovery. Alhaji Isma’il Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer, Office of the state’s Head of Civil Service (HoS), announced this in a statement in Dutse on Thursday. Ibrahim said that the State [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/jigawa-state-declares-public-holiday-to-pray-for-buhari/feed/ 1 Kano State Declares Public Holiday For Maitama Sule https://www.theinfostride.com/kano-state-declares-public-holiday-for-maitama-sule/ Tue, 04 Jul 2017 09:01:28 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=170692 The Kano state government has declared Tuesday, July 4, 2017, as a public holiday to mourn the death of Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule who died today. The holiday was declared in a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Information, Mallam Mohammed Garba. The statement read, “The death has occurred today (Monday) of Alhaji (Dr.) [...]

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]]> Governor David Umahi Declares September 5 As Day Of Peace In Ebonyi State https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-david-umahi-declares-september-5-as-day-of-peace-in-ebonyi-state/ Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:41:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=142970 Ebonyi State Government has declared 5th of September every year as public holiday. Governor David Umahi, announced this on Thursday, during the commencement of a prayer and fasting session, organised by his government to mark the peaceful settlement of the land dispute between Ezillo and Ezza Ezillo in Ishielu Local Government Area. Umahi, who said [...]

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