Public Holidays in Nigeria 2015

There are 14 Nigerian public holidays in 2015, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2015 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Eid el-Maulud (Saturday, January 3), Good Friday (Friday, April 3), Easter Monday (Monday, April 6), Workers' Day (Friday, May 1), Eid el-Fitr (Friday, July 17), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Saturday, July 18), Eid el-Kabir (Wednesday, September 23), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Thursday, September 24), Independence Day (Thursday, October 1), Eid el-Maulud (Wednesday, December 23), Christmas Day (Friday, December 25), Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26) and Boxing Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, December 28).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2015: Apr 3–Apr 6 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' Day); Jul 17–Jul 19 (3 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (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.