1981 May 1: Every 1st of May, Nigerian workers will join working people all over the World to mark Workers Day. The event which will be held throughout the country will be attended by all organized workers, professionals, students, market men and women, as well as members of other civil society organizations.
In many countries May 1st is a workers’ holiday celebrated every year. In Nigeria, May Day as a holiday was first declared by the People Redemption Party (PRP) Government of Kano State in 1980 and it became a national holiday on May 1, 1981.
