Public Holidays in Nigeria 2020

There are 14 Nigerian public holidays in 2020, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2020 are New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1), Good Friday (Friday, April 10), Easter Monday (Monday, April 13), Workers' Day (Friday, May 1), Eid el-Fitr (Sunday, May 24), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Monday, May 25), Democracy Day (Friday, June 12), Eid el-Kabir (Friday, July 31), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Saturday, August 1), Independence Day (Thursday, October 1), Eid el-Maulud (Thursday, October 29), Christmas Day (Friday, December 25), Boxing Day (Saturday, December 26) and Boxing Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, December 28).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2020: Apr 10–Apr 13 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Workers' Day); May 23–May 25 (3 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)); Jun 12–Jun 14 (3 days, Democracy Day); Jul 31–Aug 2 (3 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); 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.