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Holidays / Nigeria

Nigeria public holidays

Public holidays in Nigeria, 2025

16 public holidays, 7 next to the weekend and 5 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

16Holidays in 2025
in 47 daysNext holiday
5Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2025

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2025WedNew Year's Dayweekdaypast
30 Mar 2025SunEid al-FitrId el Fitrweekendpast
31 Mar 2025MonEid al-Fitr HolidayId el Fitr Holidaylong weekendpast
1 Apr 2025TueEid al-Fitr (observed)Id el Fitr (observed)weekdaypast
18 Apr 2025FriGood Fridaylong weekendpast
21 Apr 2025MonEaster Mondaylong weekendpast
1 May 2025ThuWorkers' Dayweekdaypast
6 Jun 2025FriEid al-AdhaId el Kabirlong weekendpast
7 Jun 2025SatEid al-Adha HolidayId el Kabir Holidayweekendpast
9 Jun 2025MonEid al-Adha Holiday (observed)Id el Kabir Holiday (observed)long weekendpast
12 Jun 2025ThuDemocracy Dayweekdaypast
15 Jul 2025TueDay of Mourning for President Muhammadu Buhariweekdaypast
5 Sep 2025FriProphet's BirthdayId el Mauludlong weekendpast
1 Oct 2025WedNational Dayweekdaypast
25 Dec 2025ThuChristmas Dayweekdaypast
26 Dec 2025FriBoxing Daylong weekendpast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2025

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Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

29 Mar to 1 AprEid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr (observed)4 days
18 Apr to 21 AprGood Friday, Easter Monday4 days
6 Jun to 9 JunEid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed)4 days
5 Sep to 7 SepProphet's Birthday3 days
25 Dec to 28 DecChristmas Day, Boxing Day4 days

More on Nigeria

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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