Public holidays in Nigeria in 2026

14 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Id el Fitr
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Worker's Day
Id el Kabir
Children's Day
Democracy Day
Islamic New Year
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Independence Day
National Youth Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Nigeria in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 21
February 20
March 21
April 20
May 19
June 20
July 23
August 20
September 22
October 21
November 21
December 22
Total 250

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).