Nigeria Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Nigeria 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th February | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 8th March | Sunday | Women's Day | Observance |
| 15th March | Sunday | Mothering Sunday | Observance |
| 20th March | Friday | Eid El-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 21st March | Saturday | Id el Fitr holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 4th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 6th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Workers' Day | Public Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Id el Kabir (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Children's Day | Observance |
| 28th May | Thursday | Id el Kabir additional holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 12th June | Friday | Democracy Day | Public Holiday |
| 17th June | Wednesday | Al-Hijra (Tentative Date) | Local Holiday |
| 17th June | Wednesday | Al-Hijra (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 20th August | Thursday | Isese Day | Local Holiday |
| 26th August | Wednesday | Id el Maulud (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 1st October | Thursday | National Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 22nd December | Tuesday | Sambisa Memorial Day | Local Holiday |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Saturday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Nigeria. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Nigeria this year in 2026?
There are 13 holidays in Nigeria in 2026
How to retrieve the Nigeria holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=NG&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Nigeria holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'NG', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);