Public Holidays in Nigeria in 2018

29 May 2018 This National holiday is in 39 days. Commemorates the restoration of democracy in 1999

12 June 2018 This Regional holiday is in 53 days. Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo. Anniversary of the 1993 general election that was annulled

15 June 2018 This National holiday is in 56 days. The Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast of the Muslim calendar. It falls on ...

Day	Date	Holiday	Comments
Monday	January 01	New Year's Day
Thursday	January 25	Public Holiday	Osun. for Local Government Parliamentary Election
Friday	January 26	Public Holiday	Osun. for Local Government Parliamentary Election
Thursday	February 01	Public Holiday	Anambra. Funeral of late Vice President, Dr. Ekwueme
Thursday	March 08	Women's Day
Thursday	March 08	Public Holiday	Plateau. For visit of President Buhari
Thursday	March 29	Public Holiday	Lagos. For President Buhari visit
Friday	March 30	Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Monday	April 02	Easter Monday	Monday after Easter Sunday
Monday	April 16	Public Holiday	Osun. Ongoing Continuous Voters Registration
Friday	April 20	Public Holiday	Ebonyi. Continuous Voters Registration
Tuesday	May 01	Workers' Day
Sunday	May 27	Childrens Day	A public holiday for Primary and Secondary school children
Tuesday	May 29	Democracy Day	Commemorates the restoration of democracy in 1999
Tuesday	June 12	Public Holiday	Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo. marks the annulled general election of 1993
Friday	June 15	Eid-el-fitri Sallah	The end of Ramadan
Wednesday	August 22	Id el Kabir	Eid Al Adha. Date varies on Lunar cycle
Monday	October 01	Independence Day	Independence from the United Kingdom in 1960
Saturday	December 22	Sambisa Memorial Day	Borno only
Tuesday	December 25	Christmas Day
Wednesday	December 26	Boxing Day	Celebrated on 26th December

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