🇳🇬Nigeria 2026 Holidays
Complete holiday list for Nigeria in 2026, including regional holidays such as public holidays, bank holidays, and important festivals.
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 at a Glance
This page covers the patterns behind Nigeria's public holidays across years. If you just want the full list of dates for a single year, pick that year from the navigation below.
2025–2027: Three Years Compared
The number of public holidays — and how much time off they really add up to — changes from year to year. The table below is calculated straight from each year's holiday dates.
| Year | Holidays | Long weekends | Bridge days | On a weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2027 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
Holidays that move every year
6 of Nigeria's public holidays fall on a different date every year, set by a lunar calendar, a religious calendar, or a rule like “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
Another 8 holidays land on the same date every year and aren't affected by these rules.