Public Holidays in Nigeria 2021

There are 17 Nigerian public holidays in 2021, counting substitute days. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2021 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), 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 (Thursday, May 13), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Friday, May 14), Democracy Day (Saturday, June 12), Democracy Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, June 14), Eid el-Kabir (Tuesday, July 20), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Wednesday, July 21), Independence Day (Friday, October 1), Eid el-Maulud (Monday, October 18), 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 8 long weekends of three days or more in 2021: 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); May 13–May 16 (4 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)); Jun 12–Jun 14 (3 days, Democracy Day); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, Independence Day); Oct 16–Oct 18 (3 days, Eid el-Maulud); 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.