This page contains the list of upcoming Nigeria official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, regional public holidays, non-working national holidays and sectorial holidays from June 2021 to May 2022. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android
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Below is the list of Nigeria public holidays from June 2021 to May 2022:
Date
Weekday
Public Holiday
Observance
Saturday
Democracy Day
Monday
Democracy Day
(day in lieu)
Tuesday
Id el Kabir
(Feast of Sacrifice)
Wednesday
Id el Kabir Holiday
Friday
National Day
Tuesday
Eid-El-Maulud
(The Prophet's Birthday)
Saturday
Christmas Day
Sunday
Boxing Day
Monday
Christmas Day Holiday
(tentative)
Tuesday
Boxing Day Holiday
(tentative)
Saturday
New Year's Day
Monday
New Year's Day Holiday
(tentative)
Friday
Good Friday
Monday
Easter Monday
Sunday
Labour Day
Monday
Id el Fitri
(End of Ramadan)
Monday
Labour Day Holiday
(tentative)
Tuesday
Id el Fitri Holiday
Friday
International Children's Day
schools
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Recent Nigeria Public Holidays News and Updates
Below is a list of recent news and updates related to Nigeria public holidays, national holidays, government holidays and bank holidays (note that this newsfeed is delayed by 30 days).
2021-05-10: Nigerian Eid-il-Fitr Public Holidays May 12-13
2021-04-29: Nigerian Workers Day Public Holidays Moved To May 3rd
2021-03-30: Nigerian Easter 2021 Public Holidays April 2 and 5
2020-12-23: Nigeria Declares 2020-2021 Year-End Public Holidays
2020-10-27: Nigerian Eidul-Mawlid Public Holiday October 29
2020-09-29: Nigerian 60th Independence Anniversary Public Holiday
2020-07-28: Nigerian 2020 Eid-el-Kabir Public Holidays July 30-31
2020-05-21: Nigerian 2020 Eid Public Holidays May 25-26
2020-04-28: Nigerian 2020 Labour Day Public Holiday
2020-04-06: Nigerian Easter 2020 Public Holidays Announced
2019-12-19: Nigerian 2019-2020 Year-End Public Holidays
2019-09-25: Nigerian 59th Independence Anniversary Public Holiday
2019-08-06: Nigerian 2019 Eid-il-Kabir Public Holidays August 12-13
2019-06-11: Nigeria Public Holidays May 29 and June 12
2019-05-31: Nigerian 2019 Eid Public Holidays June 4-5
2019-05-20: Nigeria Public Holidays May 29 and June 12
2019-04-17: Nigerian Easter 2019 Public Holidays Announced
Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in Nigeria, with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2021-2031).
