Public Holidays in Nigeria 2072

There are 18 Nigerian public holidays in 2072, counting substitute days. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2072 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Eid el-Kabir (Friday, January 1), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Saturday, January 2), Eid el-Maulud (Friday, April 1), Good Friday (Friday, April 8), Easter Monday (Monday, April 11), Workers' Day (Sunday, May 1), Workers' Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, May 2), Democracy Day (Sunday, June 12), Democracy Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, June 13), Independence Day (Saturday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 3), Eid el-Fitr (Thursday, October 13), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Friday, October 14), Eid el-Kabir (Tuesday, December 20), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Wednesday, December 21), Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25), Boxing Day (Monday, December 26) and Christmas Day (holiday in lieu) (Tuesday, December 27).

There are 8 long weekends of three days or more in 2072: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day, Eid el-Kabir (day 2)); Apr 1–Apr 3 (3 days, Eid el-Maulud); Apr 8–Apr 11 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 30–May 2 (3 days, Workers' Day); Jun 11–Jun 13 (3 days, Democracy Day); Oct 1–Oct 3 (3 days, Independence Day); Oct 13–Oct 16 (4 days, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)); Dec 24–Dec 27 (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.