Nigeria, May 1 -- Ekiti State workers on Thursday demanded urgent action from the federal government to reduce economic hardship and killings across the country, as well as, to stop violating freedom of expression.

Labour leaders in the state, who made the demand during the 2025 May Day rally in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Thursday, lamented that the economic challenges confronting Nigeria are biting harder than ever.

The theme of the workers day celebration is "Reclaiming the Civic Space in the Midst of Economic Hardship,"

The TUC Chairman, Sola Adigun, said inflation stood at 112 per cent as of March 2025, with food inflation alone exceeding 40 per cent, adding that the costs of basic commodities including rice, bread, petrol, h...