Public Holidays in Nigeria 1976

There are 15 Nigerian public holidays in 1976, counting substitute days. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 1976 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Eid el-Maulud (Saturday, March 13), Good Friday (Friday, April 16), Easter Monday (Monday, April 19), Workers' Day (Saturday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 3), Eid el-Fitr (Saturday, September 25), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Sunday, September 26), Independence Day (Friday, October 1), Eid el-Kabir (Thursday, December 2), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Friday, December 3), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25), Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26), Christmas Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, December 27) and Boxing Day (holiday in lieu) (Tuesday, December 28).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1976: Apr 16–Apr 19 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' Day); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, Independence Day); Dec 2–Dec 5 (4 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Dec 25–Dec 28 (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.