Public Holidays in Nigeria 1916

There are 14 Nigerian public holidays in 1916, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 106 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 1916 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 3), Eid el-Maulud (Monday, January 17), Good Friday (Friday, April 21), Easter Monday (Monday, April 24), Workers' Day (Monday, May 1), Eid el-Fitr (Tuesday, August 1), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, August 2), Independence Day (Sunday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 2), Eid el-Kabir (Sunday, October 8), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Monday, October 9), Christmas Day (Monday, December 25) and Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 1916: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Jan 15–Jan 17 (3 days, Eid el-Maulud); Apr 21–Apr 24 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Workers' Day); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Independence Day); Oct 7–Oct 9 (3 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Dec 23–Dec 26 (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.