Public Holidays in Nigeria 2051

There are 15 Nigerian public holidays in 2051, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2051 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 2), Good Friday (Friday, March 31), Easter Monday (Monday, April 3), Workers' Day (Monday, May 1), Eid el-Fitr (Saturday, June 10), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Sunday, June 11), Democracy Day (Monday, June 12), Eid el-Kabir (Thursday, August 17), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Friday, August 18), Independence Day (Sunday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 2), Eid el-Maulud (Thursday, November 16), Christmas Day (Monday, December 25) and Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 2051: Dec 31–Jan 2 (3 days, New Year's Day); Mar 31–Apr 3 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Workers' Day); Jun 10–Jun 12 (3 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2), Democracy Day); Aug 17–Aug 20 (4 days, Eid el-Kabir, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Independence Day); Dec 23–Dec 26 (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.