Public Holidays in Nigeria 2073

There are 15 Nigerian public holidays in 2073, counting substitute days. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Nigerian public holidays in 2073 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), New Year's Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, January 2), Eid el-Maulud (Tuesday, March 21), Good Friday (Friday, March 24), Easter Monday (Monday, March 27), Workers' Day (Monday, May 1), Democracy Day (Monday, June 12), Independence Day (Sunday, October 1), Independence Day (holiday in lieu) (Monday, October 2), Eid el-Fitr (Tuesday, October 3), Eid el-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, October 4), Eid el-Kabir (Saturday, December 9), Eid el-Kabir (day 2) (Sunday, December 10), Christmas Day (Monday, December 25) and Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2073: Dec 31–Jan 2 (3 days, New Year's Day); Mar 24–Mar 27 (4 days, Good Friday, Easter Monday); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Workers' Day); Jun 10–Jun 12 (3 days, Democracy Day); Sep 30–Oct 4 (5 days, Independence Day, Eid el-Fitr, Eid el-Fitr (day 2)); 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.