Public Holidays in Nigeria 1972

There are 14 Nigerian public holidays in 1972, counting substitute days. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 106 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 1972 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 3), Eid el-Kabir (Thursday, January 27), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Friday, January 28), Good Friday (Friday, March 31), Easter Monday (Monday, April 3), Eid el-Maulud (Wednesday, April 26), Workers' Day (Monday, May 1), Independence Day (Sunday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 2), Eid el-Fitr (Wednesday, November 8), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, November 9), Christmas Day (Monday, December 25) and Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1972: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Jan 27–Jan 30 (4 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Mar 31–Apr 3 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Workers' Day); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Independence Day); Dec 23–Dec 26 (4 days, Christmas Day, Boxing Day).

The weekend in Nigeria is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list, and the weekday given off instead is listed as well.

Federal public holidays. The Federal Government confirms Islamic holiday dates and days off in lieu shortly before each holiday.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.