Public Holidays in Nigeria 2012

There are 13 Nigerian public holidays in 2012, counting substitute days. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2012 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 2), Eid el-Maulud (Saturday, February 4), Good Friday (Friday, April 6), Easter Monday (Monday, April 9), Workers' Day (Tuesday, May 1), Eid el-Fitr (Sunday, August 19), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Monday, August 20), Independence Day (Monday, October 1), Eid el-Kabir (Friday, October 26), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Saturday, October 27), Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25) and Boxing Day (Wednesday, December 26).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2012: Dec 31–Jan 2 (3 days, New Year's Day); Apr 6–Apr 9 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Aug 18–Aug 20 (3 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)); Sep 29–Oct 1 (3 days, Independence Day); Oct 26–Oct 28 (3 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (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.