Public Holidays in Nigeria 2040

There are 14 Nigerian public holidays in 2040, counting substitute days. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2040 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 2), Eid el-Maulud (Sunday, March 25), Good Friday (Friday, March 30), Easter Monday (Monday, April 2), Workers' Day (Tuesday, May 1), Democracy Day (Tuesday, June 12), Independence Day (Monday, October 1), Eid el-Fitr (Sunday, October 7), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Monday, October 8), Eid el-Kabir (Saturday, December 15), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Sunday, December 16), Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25) and Boxing Day (Wednesday, December 26).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2040: Dec 31–Jan 2 (3 days, New Year's Day); Mar 30–Apr 2 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Sep 29–Oct 1 (3 days, Independence Day); Oct 6–Oct 8 (3 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)).

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.