BREAKING: FG Announces Public Holiday for Workers’ Day 2023
- President Muhammadu Buhari's government has declared Monday, May 1, as a work-free day for Nigerian workers
- The public holiday is to mark the 2023 Workers Day celebration, as confirmed by the minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola
- The minister urged workers to raise the bar of their trade in line with Buhari’s drive to upgrade the vehicle of governance and give citizens the maximum benefit
The federal government has declared Monday, May 1, a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers Day celebration.
The minister of interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government, a report by The Punch confirmed.
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FG declares Monday a public holiday, Aregbesola confirmed
Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, on Friday, April 28, commended workers for their hard work, diligence and sacrifice, noting that their efforts are largely responsible for the greatness of the country and the respect Nigeria now commands in the comity of nations.
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The minister said:
“There is dignity in labour, we have to have dedication and commitment to the work we do because it is vital to nation-building.”
FG declares public holidays for Easter celebration
The Federal Government had earlier declared Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10, as public holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday in celebration.
The minister of interior made the announcement in Abuja.
In his message for the holidays, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola charged Christians to replicate the virtues that come with the celebration of Easter.
Lagos state govt declares work-free days, gives reason
Legit.ng reported earlier that the Lagos state government declared a four-day work-free day for public servants to enable them to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general election.
This was disclosed by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola, in a circular issued on Wednesday, January 18.
Muri-Okunola said the work-free days approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu would commence on Tuesday, January 24, and end on Friday, January 27, 2023, for different grade levels of workers in the public service.
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