Public holidays in Nigeria 2026 & 2027

Find all public holidays in Nigeria, each with date and weekday. On the interactive world map of dayoff.info you can also explore regions, school holidays and bridge days.

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Public holidays 2026

DateWeekdayHoliday
01 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's Day
20 March 2026FridayId el Fitr
03 April 2026FridayGood Friday
06 April 2026MondayEaster Monday
01 May 2026FridayWorker's Day
27 May 2026WednesdayChildren's Day
27 May 2026WednesdayId el Kabir
12 June 2026FridayDemocracy Day
16 June 2026TuesdayIslamic New Year
25 August 2026TuesdayBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
01 October 2026ThursdayIndependence Day
01 November 2026SundayNational Youth Day
25 December 2026FridayChristmas Day
26 December 2026SaturdayBoxing Day

Public holidays 2027

DateWeekdayHoliday
01 January 2027FridayNew Year's Day
09 March 2027TuesdayId el Fitr
26 March 2027FridayGood Friday
29 March 2027MondayEaster Monday
01 May 2027SaturdayWorker's Day
03 May 2027MondayWorker's Day (substitute day)
16 May 2027SundayId el Kabir
27 May 2027ThursdayChildren's Day
06 June 2027SundayIslamic New Year
12 June 2027SaturdayDemocracy Day
14 June 2027MondayDemocracy Day (substitute day)
14 August 2027SaturdayBirthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
01 October 2027FridayIndependence Day
01 November 2027MondayNational Youth Day
25 December 2027SaturdayChristmas Day
26 December 2027SundayBoxing Day

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