Sentences with phrase «declare public holidays»

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District on Sunday urged the Federal Government to declare public holidays for collection of Permanent Voters» Cards (PVCs),...

Senator Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central Senatorial District has urged the Federal Government to declare public holidays for collection of Permanent Voters» Cards (PVCs), ahead of the December 2018 deadline.

During that period 31st December was declared a public holiday and celebrated as such in commemoration of the military coup of 31st December, 1981.

The statement says while it is an acknowledged fact that governance in the state has drifted in the last seventeen month's, declaring a public holiday in the state is the heights of lack and loss of ideas.

Another legacy of his at the NLC was making the government to recognize May 1 of every year as Workers» Day and declare it a public holiday.

The governor, who also described the reason given for the cancellation of Federal Executive Council meeting that ought to have held on Wednesday, said it was funny that the same Federal Government that declared public holidays forgot that there would be a Tuesday after the public holidays and that the FEC meeting would be held on Wednesday.

The day, christened «Founder's Day, was declared a public holiday by the late President John Evans Atta Mills.

He added, «Kastina State the home state of our beloved President has not declared public holiday; why then is Yahaya Bello taking Panadol for another man's headache.

Instead of declaring state of emergency in the health sector, he has the temerity to shut down the state to declare public holiday to celebrate a treated and healthier person returning home to resume work.

«Declaring a public holiday will not stop you from going to prison.

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Financial markets in the capital Manila have also closed, and the government's declared a three - day public holiday to clear traffic there.

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The Ministry of Interior has declared Wednesday, September 21 a public holiday to mark this year's Founder's Day.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday, 5th and Wednesday, 6th July, 2016 as public holidays to mark the Eid - el Fitri Celebrations.

The Kogi State chapter of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, has faulted the public holiday declared by the government in honor of the return of President Mohammadu Buhari.

Dr. Salaam in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Goke Butika and made available to Nigeria Politics said obtaining the PVC is civic responsibility of every eligible citizen, urging people of the state to use the public holiday declared by Governor Rauf Aregbesola to register.

The Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, said the public holiday was declared to allow people of the state partake in what he called the celebration of the «Triumph of the Peoples» Will.»

The Osun State Government has declared Monday, August 22, a public holiday in commemoration of the Annual Isese Day.

Kogi State government has declared Aug. 21 as a public holiday for citizens to thank God for safely returning President Muhammadu Buhari to the country.

«In the light of this, I declare Monday a public holiday to further strengthen our collective belief, hope and aspirations.

«It is for this reason that we have declared Monday 13th as public holiday, in commemoration of this watershed date and to honour the memory, of Chief Abiola, his wife, Kudirat Abiola, who was cowardly murdered by agents of the evil regime and other Nigerians who suffered for standing for what they believe to be right», Aregbesola stated.

The Federal Government has declared Friday as a public holiday to mark the Eid - El - Maulud celebration.

Borno State Government has shelved initial plan to declare Friday public holiday as part of activities for its first «Sambisa Memorial Day».

The Jigawa Government has declared Wednesday Oct. 14, as public holiday to mark the new Islamic Year.

The Nigerian government officially declared Monday, December 12, 2016 as public holiday to mark the Eid - El Maulud in commemoration of birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

«The public holiday was declared to celebrate an African icon, President Muhammadu Buhari, who went on a medical trip abroad and came back in good health.

But the state's Director General, Media and Publicity, Kingsley Fanwo, said the public holiday was declared to celebrate an African icon.

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has received knocks for declaring Monday a public holiday to mark the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from London, where he had gone for medical treatment.

The Federal Government has declared Friday, July 17 and Monday, July 20 as public holidays to mark this year's Eid - el - Fitr celebration.

Executive Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola's led administration has declared Monday a public holiday to mark June 12 celebration in the state.

The erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government with the approval of Parliament declared Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's birthday, 21st September as a statutory public holiday; thus Founder's Day, to recognize Nkrumah for his tremendous contribution towards the independence of Ghana and Liberation struggle for the entire African continent.

According to the statement, the essence of public holiday declared by the government is to allow government and non-government workers to register for voter card and for those that had registered to collect their PVC to avoid disenfranchisement.

For any claim intimation received on Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays declared by the Company and Public Holidays and on any working days after 3.00 p.m., the 48 hour period would be reckoned from 9.00 a.m. from the next working day.

However, while calculating 48 hours the intervening period on account of Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays declared by the Company and Public Holidays shall be excluded.

It was recognized as a public holiday in the southern districts of Belize in 1943, and declared a national holiday in 1977.

However, while calculating 48 hours the intervening period on account of Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays declared by the Company and Public Holidays shall be excluded.

For any claim intimation received on Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays declared by the Company and Public Holidays and on any working days after 3.00 p.m., the 48 hour period would be reckoned from 9.00 a.m. from the next working day.