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Workers' Day

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🏪 What's open

  • Banks Closed
  • Government offices Closed
  • Schools Closed
  • Shops Varies
  • Restaurants Varies
  • Public transit Reduced
  • Stock market Closed
  • Post office Closed

🛋️ Long weekend potential

3-Day Block
SAT 29 Weekend
SUN 30 Weekend
MON 01 Holiday

3-day weekend (April 29 – May 1)

📣 Traveler notes

Nigeria, known as the 'Giant of Africa,' is a highly diverse and populous West African nation, home to over 250 ethnic groups and 500 languages.

  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • Good Friday and Easter Monday
  • Workers' Day (May 1)
  • Children's Day (May 27)
  • Democracy Day (May 29)
  • Show deference to elders and those in authority; greetings for older people often involve bowing or prostrating, depending on gender and region. When visiting homes in the North, always knock and inform hosts in advance.

About this holiday

Workers' Day (also known as Labour Day or May Day) is an annual commemoration of workers and the labor movement, observed on May 1st or the first Monday of May.