Nigeria Holidays 2026

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List of Holidays in Nigeria 2026

Date	Name	Type
01-Jan Thursday	New Year's Day	Public Holiday
14-Feb Saturday	Valentine's Day	Observance
18-Feb Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	Observance, Christian
18-Feb Wednesday	Ramadan Start (Tentative Date)	Observance
08-Mar Sunday	Women's Day	Observance
15-Mar Sunday	Mothering Sunday	Observance
20-Mar Friday	Id El Fitr (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
20-Mar Friday	March Equinox	Season
21-Mar Saturday	Id El Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
03-Apr Friday	Good Friday	Public Holiday
04-Apr Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance, Christian
05-Apr Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance, Christian
06-Apr Monday	Easter Monday	Public Holiday
01-May Friday	Workers' Day	Public Holiday
27-May Wednesday	Id El Kabir (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
27-May Wednesday	Children's Day	Observance
28-May Thursday	Id El Kabir Additional Holiday (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
12-Jun Friday	Democracy Day	Public Holiday
17-Jun Wednesday	Al-Hijra (Tentative Date)	Local Holiday
21-Jun Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
21-Jun Sunday	June Solstice	Season
20-Aug Thursday	Isese Day	Local Holiday
26-Aug Wednesday	Id El Maulud (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
23-Sep Wednesday	September Equinox	Season
01-Oct Thursday	National Day	Public Holiday
21-Dec Monday	December Solstice	Season
22-Dec Tuesday	Sambisa Memorial Day	Local Holiday
24-Dec Thursday	Christmas Eve	Observance, Christian
25-Dec Friday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
26-Dec Saturday	Boxing Day	Public Holiday
31-Dec Thursday	New Year's Eve	Observance

What is the List of Holidays in the Nigeria in 2026?

The list of Nigeria holidays 2026 is all the bank holidays, observances, religious holidays, and Nigeria public holidays 2026.

What is the Holiday Calendar in the Nigeria in 2026?

The Nigeria holiday calendar 2026 is a website page with information about the observances and the list of holidays in the Nigeria. So if you want to know what holiday is today in the Nigeria or the Nigeria's upcoming holidays 2026, you can get it from this website.

What Are the Holidays and Observances in the Nigeria in 2026?

Unlike any other country, the Nigeria has its own list of holidays. 2026 Nigeria holidays is the list of all the religious and public holidays, and similarly, observations are days that are observed and celebrated in the Nigeria.

Is a Public Holiday in the Nigeria Considered a Working Day in 2026?

Public holidays in Nigeria 2026 are celebrated on account of any religious activity or as a custom; thus, it is considered a holiday and not a working Day in the Nigeria.

What Are the Public Holidays in the Nigeria in 2026?

Public holidays Nigeria 2026 are those which are celebrated on the grounds of any festival or customs. Public holidays are not working days in the Nigeria. Instead, people have a holiday to celebrate the festival with their near and dear ones.

What Are the Bank Holidays in the Nigeria in 2026?

List of Bank holidays in the Nigeria in 2026 are those holidays on which days the bank and many other organizations are closed, but bank holidays are not public holidays in the Nigeria. This website has covered all the bank 2026 holidays Nigeria.

What Are the National Holidays in the Nigeria in 2026?

National holidays are those days that are celebrated by the state or nation as a whole. For example, independence day. This website has covered all the Nigeria national holidays in 2026.

What Are the Restricted Holidays in the Nigeria in 2026?

Restricted holidays are holidays that are not compulsory holidays, which means any employee who doesn't want that holiday can trade it with any other working day. Christmas Day, Sunday, and new year's Day all come under restricted Nigeria holidays 2026. There are 0 Restricted Holidays in the Nigeria in 2026.

How Many Official Holidays Are There in the Nigeria in 2026?

There are 13 Official Holidays in the Nigeria in 2026, which you can easily find on this website.

How Many Official Holidays and non-working Days Are There in the Nigeria in 2026?

There are 13 Official Holidays and non-working Days in the Nigeria in 2026, which you can easily find on this website.