Tag: May Day
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May Day: I feel your pains – Atiku to Nigerian Workers
Former Vice President of Nigeria and PDP presidential aspirant in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has described as unbearable the pains and pang of hunger, hyper inflation, mass unemployment and insecurity challenges that Nigerian workers encounter in their daily lives, but says there’s hope from this socio-economic slope.
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Workers’ Day: Call off strike in spirit of May Day – Lawan tells ASUU
President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) to call off their ongoing strike in the spirit of 2022 May Day celebrations.
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May Day: Anyim sends message of hope to Nigerians
Frontline People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Anyim Pius Anyim has comended Nigerian workers for their steadfastness and determination to put in their best despite their harsh economic realities of the day.
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May Day: Rep Ogbeide-Ihama praises healthcare workers in frontline of COVID-19
As May Day is being commemorated, Rep Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, Member, Representing Oredo Federal Constituency and Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Culture and Tourism has praised healthcare workers in the frontline of the fight against Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Rep Ogbeide-Ihama as saying that while the pandemic has clouded celebrations,…
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May Day: Senate President greets Nigerian workers
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with Nigerian workers as they join their counterparts the world over to mark the Workers’ Day. Lawan congratulated Nigerian workers for sustaining their heroic struggle for the liberation of the country from poverty and underdevelopment even in the face of the daunting challenges at various work places.…
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Nigeria and May Day in centenary of the ILO – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. The 2019 May Day is on Wednesday. May Day is both a distress call and a battle cry by workers. This year’s commemoration also marks the centenary of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) which has become the universal symbol of Labour. But just as May Day was born in the quite bloody…
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May Day: FG not ignoring workers’ demands, rights – Osinbajo
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, assured workers that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government is working tirelessly to make the country better as demanded by the workers. Osinbajo gave the assurance while speaking at the 2018 Workers’ Day celebration at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Tuesday as he explained the implementation of…
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May Day: APC, PDP, others felicitate with Nigerian workers
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and oppositon, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have extended its good wishes and greetings to all Nigerian workers on this year’s May Day celebration. The APC, in a statement by its spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, described Nigerian workers as key drivers of development despite the challenges they face. “Unarguably, the Nigerian…
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NIM holds ‘solidarity walk’ on May Day
… Launches PVC – Ballot Revolution For 2019 In Lagos The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Intervention Movement, NIM also known as the Grand Coalition of the Third Force Movement in Nigeria has concluded plans to solidarise with Nigerian masses and workers come May 1st. In a crucial meeting held today in Lagos, the…
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May Day: Don’t expect any increase in salaries, Obiano tells workers
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has told workers in the state not to expect any increase in salaries for now. This was contained in his May Day address to workers in the state. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the governor spoke barely 24 hours after the leadership of the organised labour in the state had endorsed…