Public Holidays in Nigeria 1981

There are 13 Nigerian public holidays in 1981, counting substitute days. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 1981 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Eid el-Maulud (Monday, January 19), Good Friday (Friday, April 17), Easter Monday (Monday, April 20), Workers' Day (Friday, May 1), Eid el-Fitr (Saturday, August 1), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Sunday, August 2), Independence Day (Thursday, October 1), Eid el-Kabir (Thursday, October 8), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Friday, October 9), Christmas Day (Friday, December 25), Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26) and Boxing Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, December 28).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1981: Jan 17–Jan 19 (3 days, Eid el-Maulud); Apr 17–Apr 20 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' Day); Oct 8–Oct 11 (4 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); 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.