The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate this year\u2019s International Workers\u2019 Day.\n<\/p>\n
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on behalf of the government, congratulating Nigerian workers on the occasion.\n<\/p>\n
In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani, on April 29, 2026, the minister praised workers across the country for their hard work and dedication to national development.\n<\/p>\n
He noted that the contributions of Nigerian workers remain vital to the nation\u2019s growth and prosperity, urging them to continue to uphold the values of patriotism, productivity, and commitment to duty.<\/p>\n
The statement read, \u201cThe Federal Government has declared Friday, 1st May 2026, a public holiday to celebrate this year\u2019s International Workers Day.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced this on behalf of the Federal Government. He congratulated workers across the country on this year\u2019s celebration. The Minister commended Nigerian workers for their hard work and dedication to national development. He noted that their efforts are essential for the nation\u2019s growth and prosperity.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Tunji-Ojo also reaffirmed the Federal Government\u2019s commitment to improving workers\u2019 welfare and security, as well as creating a conducive environment for economic growth.<\/p>\n
While wishing workers a successful celebration, the minister urged Nigerians to remain peaceful and law-abiding, calling on them to use the occasion to reflect on the importance of unity and diligence in nation-building.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2026, a public holiday to commemorate this year\u2019s International Workers\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":211814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[3271,99749,108004,68289,108084,122,108085,55045,75937,108005],"class_list":{"0":"post-211813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nigeria","8":"tag-federal-government","9":"tag-labour-day","10":"tag-may-1","11":"tag-minister-of-interior","12":"tag-national-holiday","13":"tag-nigeria","14":"tag-nigerian-workers","15":"tag-olubunmi-tunji-ojo","16":"tag-public-holiday","17":"tag-workers-day"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/116491671436928164","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}