Public Holidays in Nigeria 2027

There are 17 Nigerian public holidays in 2027, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2027 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Eid el-Fitr (Tuesday, March 9), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, March 10), Good Friday (Friday, March 26), Easter Monday (Monday, March 29), Workers' Day (Saturday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 3), Eid el-Kabir (Sunday, May 16), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Monday, May 17), Democracy Day (Saturday, June 12), Democracy Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, June 14), Eid el-Maulud (Saturday, August 14), Independence Day (Friday, October 1), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25), Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26), Christmas Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, December 27) and Boxing Day (holiday in lieu) (Tuesday, December 28).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 2027: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Mar 26–Mar 29 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' Day); May 15–May 17 (3 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Jun 12–Jun 14 (3 days, Democracy Day); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, Independence Day); 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.