🇳🇬Nigeria 2026 Public Holidays
Complete list of Nigeria’s public holidays for 2026, including regional holidays, bank holidays, and key celebrations.
Holidays
Total 16 Holidays
| Holiday Name | Date | Countdown | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
New Year's Day | 2026-01-01 | 267 days ago | Public Holidays |
Id el Fitr | 2026-03-20 | 189 days ago | Public Holidays |
Good Friday | 2026-04-03 | 175 days ago | Public Holidays |
Easter Sunday | 2026-04-05 | 173 days ago | Memorial Days |
Easter Monday | 2026-04-06 | 172 days ago | Public Holidays |
Worker's Day | 2026-05-01 | 147 days ago | Public Holidays |
Id el Kabir | 2026-05-27 | 121 days ago | Public Holidays |
Children's Day | 2026-05-27 | 121 days ago | Public Holidays |
Democracy Day | 2026-06-12 | 105 days ago | Public Holidays |
Islamic New Year | 2026-06-16 | 101 days ago | Public Holidays |
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) | 2026-08-25 | 31 days ago | Public Holidays |
Independence Day | 2026-10-01 | 6 days remaining | Public Holidays |
National Youth Day | 2026-11-01 | 37 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Christmas Day | 2026-12-25 | 91 days remaining | Public Holidays |
Boxing Day | 2026-12-26 | 92 days remaining | Public Holidays |
New Year's Eve | 2026-12-31 | 97 days remaining | Memorial Days |
Nigeria Public Holidays: An Overview
This page summarises the patterns behind Nigeria's public holidays from year to year. If you just want the full list of dates for one year, choose that year from the navigation below.
2025–2027: A Three-Year Comparison
The number of public holidays, and the time off they actually translate into, varies from one year to the next. The table below is worked out directly from each year's holiday dates.
| Year | Holidays | Long weekends | Bridge days | At the weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2027 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Holidays that shift each year
6 of Nigeria's public holidays land on a different date each year, following a lunar calendar, a religious calendar or a rule such as “the third Monday in January”. These are the ones to watch when you plan ahead:
- Id el Fitr: 2025-03-30, 2025 · 2026-03-20, 2026 · 2027-03-09, 2027
- Good Friday: 2025-04-18, 2025 · 2026-04-03, 2026 · 2027-03-26, 2027
- Easter Monday: 2025-04-21, 2025 · 2026-04-06, 2026 · 2027-03-29, 2027
- Id el Kabir: 2025-06-06, 2025 · 2026-05-27, 2026 · 2027-05-16, 2027
- Islamic New Year: 2025-06-26, 2025 · 2026-06-16, 2026 · 2027-06-06, 2027
- Birthday of Muhammad: 2025-09-04, 2025 · 2026-08-25, 2026 · 2027-08-14, 2027
A further 8 holidays keep the same date every year and aren't affected by these rules.