Public Holidays in Nigeria 2011

There are 16 Nigerian public holidays in 2011, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2011 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 3), Eid el-Maulud (Tuesday, February 15), Good Friday (Friday, April 22), Easter Monday (Monday, April 25), Workers' Day (Sunday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 2), Eid el-Fitr (Tuesday, August 30), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, August 31), Independence Day (Saturday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 3), Eid el-Kabir (Sunday, November 6), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Monday, November 7), Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25), Boxing Day (Monday, December 26) and Christmas Day (holiday in lieu) (Tuesday, December 27).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2011: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Apr 22–Apr 25 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 30–May 2 (3 days, Workers' Day); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, Independence Day); Nov 5–Nov 7 (3 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Dec 24–Dec 27 (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.