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Nigeria Public Holidays 2022

See also: 2022 public holidays in Africa, Bénin, Cameroon, Chad, EMEA, Niger, OPEC and worldwide.

This page contains the list of Nigeria 2022 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of Nigeria official public holidays in 2022 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday Observance
Jan Saturday New Year's Day
Jan Monday New Year's Day Holiday (tentative)
Apr Friday Good Friday
Apr Monday Easter Monday
May Sunday Labour Day
May Monday Id el Fitri (End of Ramadan)
May Monday Labour Day Holiday (tentative)
May Tuesday Id el Fitri Holiday
May Friday International Children's Day schools
June Sunday Democracy Day
June Monday Democracy Day Holiday (tentative)
July Saturday Id el Kabir (Feast of Sacrifice)
July Sunday Id el Kabir Holiday
Oct Saturday National Day
Oct Monday National Day Holiday (tentative)
Oct Saturday Eid-El-Maulud (The Prophet's Birthday)
Dec Sunday Christmas Day
Dec Monday Boxing Day
Dec Tuesday Christmas Day Holiday (tentative)

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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).

Global Holidays Observed in Nigeria (beta)


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 (2019-2029).

Nigeria Background Information and Links