Public Holidays in Nigeria 1988

There are 15 Nigerian public holidays in 1988, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 1988 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Good Friday (Friday, April 1), Easter Monday (Monday, April 4), Workers' Day (Sunday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 2), Eid el-Fitr (Tuesday, May 17), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, May 18), Eid el-Kabir (Sunday, July 24), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Monday, July 25), Independence Day (Saturday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 3), Eid el-Maulud (Monday, October 24), Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25), Boxing Day (Monday, December 26) and Christmas Day (holiday in lieu) (Tuesday, December 27).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 1988: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Apr 1–Apr 4 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 30–May 2 (3 days, Workers' Day); Jul 23–Jul 25 (3 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, Independence Day); Oct 22–Oct 24 (3 days, Eid el-Maulud); Dec 24–Dec 27 (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.