Public Holidays in Nigeria 2000

There are 16 Nigerian public holidays in 2000, counting substitute days. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 106 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2000 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 3), Eid el-Fitr (Saturday, January 8), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Sunday, January 9), Eid el-Kabir (Thursday, March 16), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Friday, March 17), Good Friday (Friday, April 21), Easter Monday (Monday, April 24), Workers' Day (Monday, May 1), Eid el-Maulud (Wednesday, June 14), Independence Day (Sunday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 2), Christmas Day (Monday, December 25), Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26), Eid el-Fitr (Wednesday, December 27) and Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, December 28).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2000: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Mar 16–Mar 19 (4 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Apr 21–Apr 24 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Workers' Day); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Independence Day); Dec 23–Dec 28 (6 days, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)).

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.