Public holidays in Nigeria 2028
Dates, local names, and English names. Regional holidays are marked with their region.
2026 2027 2028 These are the national public holidays. This country file has no regional holidays.
January
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 New Year's Day 2 3 New Year's Day (observed) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Id el Fitr (estimated) 28 Id el Fitr Holiday (estimated) 29 Id el Fitr (observed, estimated)
March
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Good Friday 15 16 17 Easter Monday 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 Workers' Day 2 3 4 5 6 Id el Kabir (estimated) 7 Id el Kabir Holiday (estimated) 8 Id el Kabir (observed, estimated) 9 Id el Kabir Holiday (observed, estimated) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Democracy Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 Id el Maulud (estimated) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 National Day 2 National Day (observed) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day 27 28 29 30 31
List
Public holidays in Nigeria in 2028
Date Local name English name Regions 2028-01-01 New Year's Day New Year's Day National 2028-01-03 New Year's Day (observed) New Year's Day (observed) National 2028-02-27 Id el Fitr (estimated) Eid al-Fitr (estimated) National 2028-02-28 Id el Fitr Holiday (estimated) Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) National 2028-02-29 Id el Fitr (observed, estimated) Eid al-Fitr (observed, estimated) National 2028-04-14 Good Friday Good Friday National 2028-04-17 Easter Monday Easter Monday National 2028-05-01 Workers' Day Workers' Day National 2028-05-06 Id el Kabir (estimated) Eid al-Adha (estimated) National 2028-05-07 Id el Kabir Holiday (estimated) Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) National 2028-05-08 Id el Kabir (observed, estimated) Eid al-Adha (observed, estimated) National 2028-05-09 Id el Kabir Holiday (observed, estimated) Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed, estimated) National 2028-06-12 Democracy Day Democracy Day National 2028-08-04 Id el Maulud (estimated) Prophet's Birthday (estimated) National 2028-10-01 National Day National Day National 2028-10-02 National Day (observed) National Day (observed) National 2028-12-25 Christmas Day Christmas Day National 2028-12-26 Boxing Day Boxing Day National
Source: vacanza/holidays 0.106 (MIT). Month and weekday names use your browser's language when it can, and English otherwise.
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