Public holidays in Nigeria

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for Nigeria.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
19 Mar 2026	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
3 Apr 2026	Friday	Good Friday
6 Apr 2026	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2026	Friday	Workers' Day
28 May 2026	Thursday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
29 May 2026	Friday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)
12 Jun 2026	Friday	Democracy Day
26 Aug 2026	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)
1 Oct 2026	Thursday	National Day
25 Dec 2026	Friday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2026	Saturday	Boxing Day
28 Dec 2026	Monday	Boxing Day (observed)

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
10 Mar 2027	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
11 Mar 2027	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
26 Mar 2027	Friday	Good Friday
29 Mar 2027	Monday	Easter Monday
1 May 2027	Saturday	Workers' Day
3 May 2027	Monday	Workers' Day (observed)
17 May 2027	Monday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
18 May 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
29 May 2027	Saturday	Presidential Inauguration Day
12 Jun 2027	Saturday	Democracy Day
14 Jun 2027	Monday	Democracy Day (observed)
15 Aug 2027	Sunday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
16 Aug 2027	Monday	Prophet's Birthday (observed, estimated)
1 Oct 2027	Friday	National Day
25 Dec 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day
26 Dec 2027	Sunday	Boxing Day
27 Dec 2027	Monday	Christmas Day (observed)
28 Dec 2027	Tuesday	Boxing Day (observed)

Public holidays 2028

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code NG (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ng) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026