Public Holidays in Nigeria 1926

There are 15 Nigerian public holidays in 1926, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 1926 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Good Friday (Friday, April 2), Easter Monday (Monday, April 5), Eid el-Fitr (Wednesday, April 14), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, April 15), Workers' Day (Saturday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 3), Eid el-Kabir (Monday, June 21), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Tuesday, June 22), Eid el-Maulud (Sunday, September 19), Independence Day (Friday, October 1), Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25), Boxing Day (Sunday, December 26), Christmas Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, December 27) and Boxing Day (holiday in lieu) (Tuesday, December 28).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1926: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Apr 2–Apr 5 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' Day); Jun 19–Jun 22 (4 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, Independence Day); Dec 25–Dec 28 (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.