Public Holidays in Nigeria 1949

There are 16 Nigerian public holidays in 1949, counting substitute days. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 1949 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 3), Eid el-Maulud (Wednesday, January 12), Good Friday (Friday, April 15), Easter Monday (Monday, April 18), Workers' Day (Sunday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 2), Eid el-Fitr (Wednesday, July 27), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, July 28), Independence Day (Saturday, October 1), Eid el-Kabir (Monday, October 3), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Tuesday, October 4), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Wednesday, October 5), Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25), Boxing Day (Monday, December 26) and Christmas Day (holiday in lieu) (Tuesday, December 27).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1949: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Apr 15–Apr 18 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 30–May 2 (3 days, Workers' Day); Oct 1–Oct 5 (5 days, Independence Day, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); 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.