Public Holidays in Nigeria 2028
Complete list of 16 public holidays and observances in Nigeria for 2028. Dates, days, and holiday types.
Id el FitrMarch 20, 2026
Today 14 Public Holidays
250 Working Days
116 Days Off
5 Long Weekends
Holidays
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Feb 26 | Saturday | Id el Fitr | Public |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | Public |
| May 1 | Monday | Worker's Day | Public |
| May 5 | Friday | Id el Kabir | Public |
| May 25 | Thursday | Islamic New Year | Public |
| May 27 | Saturday | Children's Day | Public |
| Jun 12 | Monday | Democracy Day | Public |
| Aug 3 | Thursday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) | Public |
| Oct 1 | Sunday | Independence Day | Public |
| Nov 1 | Wednesday | National Youth Day | Public |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Public |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Public |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
Long Weekends in 2028
Nigeria has 5 long weekends in 2028 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.
April 14, 2028 — April 17, 2028 4 days
Good Friday, Easter Monday
December 23, 2028 — December 26, 2028 4 days
Christmas Day, Boxing Day
April 29, 2028 — May 1, 2028 3 days
Worker's Day
May 5, 2028 — May 7, 2028 3 days
Id el Kabir
June 10, 2028 — June 12, 2028 3 days
Democracy Day
Holidays by Month
Jan 1
Feb 1
Mar 0
Apr 2
May 4
Jun 1
Jul 0
Aug 1
Sep 0
Oct 1
Nov 1
Dec 2
Holiday Breakdown
10 On Weekdays
Extra days off from work
4 On Weekends
Already non-working days
2 Observances
Recognized but not days off
Calendar
January
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
February
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 |
March
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 |
June
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
July
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 |