Observance in Nigeria
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🇳🇬 Workers' Day in Nigeria
International Workers' Day
Date in Nigeria
May 1
Instituted1960
Public life in Nigeria
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Gregorian
On this day in African history
- ? International Workers' Day or Labour Day
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