To mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration, the Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020, as a public holiday.
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in a statement by signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Georgina Ehuriah.
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In the statement, Aregbesola commended Nigerian workers “for their resilience, patience and understanding, particularly in their support at stemming the spread of COVID-19”.
May 1 is a celebration of labourers and the working class and is promoted by the International Labour Movement around the world.