Public Holidays in Nigeria 2016

There are 15 Nigerian public holidays in 2016, counting substitute days. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2016 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Good Friday (Friday, March 25), Easter Monday (Monday, March 28), Workers' Day (Sunday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 2), Eid el-Fitr (Wednesday, July 6), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, July 7), Eid el-Kabir (Sunday, September 11), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Monday, September 12), Independence Day (Saturday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 3), Eid el-Maulud (Sunday, December 11), Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25), Boxing Day (Monday, December 26) and Christmas Day (holiday in lieu) (Tuesday, December 27).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2016: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Mar 25–Mar 28 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 30–May 2 (3 days, Workers' Day); Sep 10–Sep 12 (3 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, Independence Day); 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.