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Public holidays in Nigeria in 2027
Nigeria has 18 public holidays in 2027, 11 of them on working days, leaving 250 working days. 8 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2027 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 9 Mar 2027 | Tuesday | Id el Fitr |
| 10 Mar 2027 | Wednesday | Id el Fitr |
| 26 Mar 2027 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 29 Mar 2027 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2027 | Saturday | Worker's Day |
| 3 May 2027 | Monday | Worker's Day (substitute day) |
| 16 May 2027 | Sunday | Id el Kabir |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | Id el Kabir |
| 27 May 2027 | Thursday | Children's Day |
| 6 Jun 2027 | Sunday | Islamic New Year |
| 12 Jun 2027 | Saturday | Democracy Day |
| 14 Jun 2027 | Monday | Democracy Day (substitute day) |
| 14 Aug 2027 | Saturday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) |
| 1 Oct 2027 | Friday | Independence Day |
| 1 Nov 2027 | Monday | National Youth Day |
| 25 Dec 2027 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2027 | Sunday | Boxing Day |
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Long weekends in Nigeria, 2027
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2027 – 4 Jan 2027: book Monday 4 Jan 2027 (New Year's Day)
- 6 Mar 2027 – 10 Mar 2027: book Monday 8 Mar 2027 (Id el Fitr)
- 25 Mar 2027 – 29 Mar 2027: book Thursday 25 Mar 2027 (Good Friday, Easter Monday)
- 30 Apr 2027 – 3 May 2027: book Friday 30 Apr 2027 (Worker's Day, Worker's Day (substitute day))
- 14 May 2027 – 17 May 2027: book Friday 14 May 2027 (Id el Kabir)
- 27 May 2027 – 30 May 2027: book Friday 28 May 2027 (Children's Day)
- 4 Jun 2027 – 6 Jun 2027: book Friday 4 Jun 2027 (Islamic New Year)
- 11 Jun 2027 – 14 Jun 2027: book Friday 11 Jun 2027 (Democracy Day, Democracy Day (substitute day))
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