Public Holidays in Nigeria 2065

There are 16 Nigerian public holidays in 2065, counting substitute days. 15 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2065 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Eid el-Fitr (Thursday, January 8), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Friday, January 9), Eid el-Kabir (Tuesday, March 17), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Wednesday, March 18), Good Friday (Friday, March 27), Easter Monday (Monday, March 30), Workers' Day (Friday, May 1), Democracy Day (Friday, June 12), Eid el-Maulud (Tuesday, June 16), Independence Day (Thursday, October 1), Christmas Day (Friday, December 25), Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26), Boxing Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, December 28), Eid el-Fitr (Tuesday, December 29) and Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, December 30).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2065: Jan 8–Jan 11 (4 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)); Mar 27–Mar 30 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' Day); Jun 12–Jun 14 (3 days, Democracy Day); Dec 25–Dec 30 (6 days, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)).

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.