Public Holidays in Nigeria 2010

There are 15 Nigerian public holidays in 2010, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2010 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Eid el-Maulud (Friday, February 26), Good Friday (Friday, April 2), Easter Monday (Monday, April 5), Workers' Day (Saturday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 3), Eid el-Fitr (Friday, September 10), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Saturday, September 11), Independence Day (Friday, October 1), Eid el-Kabir (Tuesday, November 16), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Wednesday, November 17), 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 7 long weekends of three days or more in 2010: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 26–Feb 28 (3 days, Eid el-Maulud); Apr 2–Apr 5 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' Day); Sep 10–Sep 12 (3 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (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.