The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has directed the recruitment of more teachers in the State. Soludo applauded the workers in the state and called on them to always see their work as service to humanity. The governor disclosed this in his speech during the Workers Day celebration in Awka on Sunday, May 1, 2022 […]
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The Federal Government has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in tertiary institutions who are currently on strike to embrace dialogue. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, made the appeal during the 2022 International Workers Day celebration on Sunday in Abuja with the theme, `Labour, Politics and the Quest for […]
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State chapter, has assured the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu of their utmost support in his bid to get a second term in office. NLC Chairman in Lagos state, Ms Agnes Sessi gave the assurance in her address at the Worker’s Day Commemoration on Sunday at the Mobolaji Johnson […]
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The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has approved N40,000 new minimum wage for workers in the state. Governor Obaseki announced this while delivering his 2022 Workers Day speech on Sunday. He assured workers that his Government would prioritise their welfare and enhance their capacity to deliver quality service. The governor explained that N30,000 can barely […]
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National Leader Of the All Progressives Congress APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has hailed the sacrifices of Nigerian workers. The Presidential hopeful in a statement to commemorate International Workers’ Day signed by his media, Tunde Rahman, said without workers in Nigeria there is no production, no progress, no development and no better tomorrow. The statement reads, […]
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As part of activities marking the 2022 workers day celebration, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Sunday, lamented the refusal of Delta State Governor, Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa led administration to pay senior citizens their pensions and gratuities after serving the State meritoriously. Omo-Agege’s concern was contained in a statement signed by the Special […]
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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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The federal government of Nigeria has declared Wednesday, May 1, as public holiday to celebrate the 2019 workers’ day. Abdulrahman Dambazau, minister of interior, who made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, congratulated Nigerian workers on their commitment and sacrifice towards building a greater Nigeria. Dambazau disclosed this in a statement issued on […]
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Mayday, uttered three times, is the distress call “used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by aviators and mariners”. Long before its adoption for that function however, and more traditionally, there did exist Labour (or Workers’) Day, dedicated to the entitlement of workers to the value and dignity of their labour. The Nigerian constituency is […]
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The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 1, 2018, as a public holiday to celebrate the 2018 Workers’ Day. Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, Minister of Interior, who disclosed this in Abuja on Friday, congratulated Nigerian workers on their loyalty, strength of character, hard work, sacrifice and dedication to building a greater country. The minister in a statement by […]
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