Tag Archives: May day

As Nigeria marks International Workers’ Day 2026 on Friday, May 1, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on all tiers of government to move beyond symbolic gestures and confront the worsening socioeconomic realities confronting the country’s workers. In a statement issued Thursday, CAPPA said this year’s commemoration comes at a time when workers across the country are …

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The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal and state governments to prioritise the welfare of Nigerian workers by implementing a living wage across all sectors. The call was made in a statement commemorating International Workers’ Day 2025. In the statement signed by its Media and Communications Officer, Robert Egbe, CAPPA commended Nigerian workers for …

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Solidarity in action: Collaborative governance, empowered workers Being a speech by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of the 2024 May Day celebration, held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Eagle Square, Abuja. My dear compatriots and fellow workers in the service of our great country, Today, I join you to share in the essence of this day …

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Great Nigerian Workers! Great Nigerian Workers! I bring you greetings. It is with great pleasure that I honour the invitation by the two Federations of Trade Unions, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to attend the 2016 National May Day celebrations. As you all know, this is my first outing in this forum which has …

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