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Public holidays in Nigeria in 2026
Nigeria has 16 public holidays in 2026, 13 of them on working days, leaving 249 working days. 6 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | Id el Fitr |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Id el Fitr |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Worker's Day |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Id el Kabir |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Children's Day |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Id el Kabir |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Friday | Democracy Day |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Tuesday | Islamic New Year |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| 1 Nov 2026 | Sunday | National Youth Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
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Long weekends in Nigeria, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 19 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026: book Thursday 19 Mar 2026 (Id el Fitr)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 6 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Worker's Day)
- 27 May 2026 – 31 May 2026: book Friday 29 May 2026 (Children's Day, Id el Kabir)
- 12 Jun 2026 – 16 Jun 2026: book Monday 15 Jun 2026 (Democracy Day, Islamic New Year)
- 22 Aug 2026 – 25 Aug 2026: book Monday 24 Aug 2026 (Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid))
- 1 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2026: book Friday 2 Oct 2026 (Independence Day)
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