Public Holidays in Nigeria 2026

There are 14 Nigerian public holidays in 2026, counting substitute days. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2026 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Eid el-Fitr (Friday, March 20), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Saturday, March 21), Good Friday (Friday, April 3), Easter Monday (Monday, April 6), Workers' Day (Friday, May 1), Eid el-Kabir (Wednesday, May 27), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Thursday, May 28), Democracy Day (Friday, June 12), Eid el-Maulud (Tuesday, August 25), Independence Day (Thursday, October 1), Christmas Day (Friday, December 25), Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26) and Boxing Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, December 28).

The next holiday is Christmas Day on Friday, December 25, 2026, in 67 days.

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2026: Mar 20–Mar 22 (3 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)); Apr 3–Apr 6 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' Day); Jun 12–Jun 14 (3 days, Democracy Day); Dec 25–Dec 28 (4 days, Christmas Day, Boxing Day).

The weekend in Nigeria is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list, and the weekday given off instead is listed as well.

Federal public holidays. The Federal Government confirms Islamic holiday dates and days off in lieu shortly before each holiday.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.