Public Holidays in Nigeria 1959

There are 13 Nigerian public holidays in 1959, counting substitute days. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 1959 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Good Friday (Friday, March 27), Easter Monday (Monday, March 30), Eid el-Fitr (Thursday, April 9), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Friday, April 10), Workers' Day (Friday, May 1), Eid el-Kabir (Wednesday, June 17), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Thursday, June 18), Eid el-Maulud (Wednesday, September 16), Independence Day (Thursday, October 1), Christmas Day (Friday, December 25), Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26) and Boxing Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, December 28).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1959: Mar 27–Mar 30 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 9–Apr 12 (4 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' 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.