Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
---|---|---|---|
Sunday | January 01 | New Years Day | |
Monday | January 02 | New Years Holiday | Public Holiday as New Years Day falls on a Sunday |
Friday | March 17 | Public Holiday | Edo only. Mourn Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia |
Friday | April 14 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Monday | April 17 | Easter Monday | Monday after Easter Sunday |
Monday | May 01 | Workers' Day | |
Friday | May 19 | Public Holiday | Ekiti only. Mourn General Adeyinka Adebayo |
Saturday | May 27 | Childrens Day | A public holiday for Primary and Secondary school children |
Monday | May 29 | Democracy Day | Commemorates the restoration of democracy in 1999 |
Monday | June 12 | Public Holiday | Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo. In honour of the late Chief MKO Abiola |
Monday | June 12 | Public Holiday | Lagos, Osun. marks the annulled general election of 1993 |
Sunday | June 25 | Eid-el-fitri Sallah | The end of Ramadan |
Monday | June 26 | Sallah Holiday | End of Ramadan |
Tuesday | June 27 | Sallah Holiday | End of Ramadan |
Tuesday | July 04 | Public Holiday | Kano. To mourn the death of Maitama Sule |
Friday | July 07 | Public Holiday | Jigawa. To Pray For President Buhari |
Monday | August 21 | Public Holiday | Osun. for Isese Festival |
Monday | August 21 | Public Holiday and Thanksgiving Day | Kogi. For safe return of President Buhari |
Friday | September 01 | Id el Kabir | Eid Al Adha. Date varies on Lunar cycle |
Monday | September 04 | Id el Kabir Holiday | Eid Al Adha. Date varies on Lunar cycle |
Thursday | September 21 | Islamic New Year | Osun, Oyo |
Friday | September 22 | Islamic New Year | Jigawa, Kano, Sokoto |
Sunday | October 01 | Independence Day | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960 |
Monday | October 02 | Independence Day Holiday | Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960 |
Friday | November 17 | Public Holiday | Adamawa. To allow travel for governorship polls on 18th |
Friday | December 01 | Maulud | |
Friday | December 22 | Sambisa Memorial Day | Borno only. Cancelled in 2017 |
Monday | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
Tuesday | December 26 | Boxing Day | Celebrated on 26th December |
National Holiday | Regional Holiday | Not a Public Holiday |