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To commemorate this year's Workers Day celebration, Monday, May 1, has been declared a public holiday.
Rauf Aregbesola, the interior minister, revealed this on Friday.
Nigeria just recently observed the Eid ul-Fitr holidays.
Aregbesola praised Nigerian employees for their grit, perseverance, and sacrifice in a statement released on Friday and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore.
He continued by saying that the greatness of the nation and the respect Nigeria today enjoys in the community of countries are primarily the results of the efforts of its citizens.
He said, "There is dignity in labor; we must devote ourselves to the task we perform because it is essential to nation-building.
