Public Holidays in Nigeria 2026

10 days off · open Nager.Date data · updated automatically

Nigeria

10 public holidays in 2026 · 10 across the whole country
Next day off: National Youth Day · Sunday, 1 November 2026 · 3 days away

Total days off 2026

10 national · 0 state/regional

Busiest month

December

2 holidays inside one month

Most frequent weekday

Friday

4 holidays fall on this day

Every public holiday in Nigeria 2026

Date	Day	Celebration	Scope	Type
2026-01-01	Thursday	New Year's Day	Whole country	Public
2026-04-03	Friday	Good Friday	Whole country	Public
2026-04-06	Monday	Easter Monday	Whole country	Public
2026-05-01	Friday	Workers' Day	Whole country	Public
2026-05-27	Wednesday	Children's Day	Whole country	School
2026-06-12	Friday	Democracy Day	Whole country	Public
2026-10-01	Thursday	National Day	Whole country	Public
2026-11-01	Sunday	National Youth Day	Whole country	Observance
2026-12-25	Friday	Christmas Day	Whole country	Public
2026-12-28	Monday	Boxing Day	Whole country	Public

Long weekends in Nigeria 2026

Period	Starts	Days	Bridge day
1 Jan – 4 Jan	Thursday	4 days	2026-01-02
3 Apr – 6 Apr	Friday	4 days	Automatic
1 May – 3 May	Friday	3 days	Automatic
12 Jun – 14 Jun	Friday	3 days	Automatic
1 Oct – 4 Oct	Thursday	4 days	2026-10-02
25 Dec – 28 Dec	Friday	4 days	Automatic

Planning leave in Nigeria

Nigeria gives 10 public days off in 2026 — all of them nationwide. The longest weekend run this year is 4 days (1 Jan – 4 Jan). The busiest month is December, and holidays land most often on a Friday — two facts that are enough to decide when a ticket must be bought early.

Countries with multi-faith calendars usually have «moving» holidays (Eid al-Fitr, Easter, Chinese New Year, Diwali) whose dates change every year, so check the table a year ahead before booking school holidays.

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