Public Holidays in Nigeria 2005

There are 16 Nigerian public holidays in 2005, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2005 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 3), Eid el-Kabir (Friday, January 21), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Saturday, January 22), Good Friday (Friday, March 25), Easter Monday (Monday, March 28), Eid el-Maulud (Thursday, April 21), Workers' Day (Sunday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 2), Independence Day (Saturday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 3), Eid el-Fitr (Thursday, November 3), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Friday, November 4), 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 2005: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Jan 21–Jan 23 (3 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Mar 25–Mar 28 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 30–May 2 (3 days, Workers' Day); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, Independence Day); Nov 3–Nov 6 (4 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)); 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.