Public holidays in Nigeria in 2027

16 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Id el Fitr
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Worker's Day
Worker's Day (substitute day)
Id el Kabir
Children's Day
Islamic New Year
Democracy Day
Democracy Day (substitute day)
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 2027

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

Month Working days
January 20
February 20
March 20
April 22
May 19
June 21
July 22
August 22
September 22
October 20
November 21
December 23
Total 252

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