Public holidays 2026 in Nigeria
There are 14 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |||
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | Id el Fitr | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | Id el Fitr Holiday | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | |||
| Monday | Easter Monday | |||
| Friday | Workers' Day | |||
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Id el Kabir (estimated) | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting) | Id el Kabir Holiday (estimated) | ||
| Friday | Democracy Day | |||
| Wednesday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting) | Id el Maulud (estimated) | ||
| Thursday | National Day | |||
| Friday | Christmas Day | |||
| Saturday | Boxing Day | |||
| Monday | Boxing Day (observed) |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
13 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar | 14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 6 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Tue 7 Apr, Wed 8 Apr, Thu 9 Apr, Fri 10 Apr | 3 Apr – 12 Apr 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Workers' Day |
| Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May, Wed 27 May | 23 May – 31 May 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) |
| Mon 8 Jun, Tue 9 Jun, Wed 10 Jun, Thu 11 Jun | 6 Jun – 14 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Democracy Day |
| Mon 24 Aug, Tue 25 Aug | 22 Aug – 26 Aug 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug | 26 Aug – 30 Aug 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep | 26 Sep – 1 Oct 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | National Day |
| Fri 2 Oct | 1 Oct – 4 Oct 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | National Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 28 Dec 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed) |
| Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Boxing Day (observed), New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code NG (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ng) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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