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Nigeria public holidays 2026

The current immutable release contains 14 estimated public-holiday dates for Nigeria in 2026. The displayed dates do not all have recorded rule-source review. Country-release approval is not completed; use these estimates as planning guidance and confirm them before relying on them. These dates have national scope in the current immutable release.

Estimated data · rule-source review incomplete. Vacation planning is available for this selection.

EstimatedEstimated · open-source library lineage recorded · release approval pendingNext in this release: National Day on October 1, 2026.

14 calculated dates in the provisional Nigeria public-holiday release for 2026
Holiday	Date	Coverage	Evidence
New Year's DayPublic holiday	January 1, 2026Thursday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Id el FitrPublic holiday	March 19, 2026Thursday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Id el Fitr HolidayPublic holiday	March 20, 2026Friday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Good FridayPublic holiday	April 3, 2026Friday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Easter MondayPublic holiday	April 6, 2026Monday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Workers' DayPublic holiday	May 1, 2026Friday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Id el Kabir (estimated)Public holiday	May 28, 2026Thursday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Id el Kabir Holiday (estimated)Public holiday	May 29, 2026Friday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Democracy DayPublic holiday	June 12, 2026Friday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Id el Maulud (estimated)Public holiday	August 26, 2026Wednesday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
National DayPublic holiday	October 1, 2026Thursday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Christmas DayPublic holiday	December 25, 2026Friday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Boxing DayPublic holiday	December 26, 2026Saturday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded
Boxing Day (observed)Public holiday	December 28, 2026Monday	national Applicability Library PUBLIC seed; available only through explicit estimated-data opt-in while legal scope and workweek await authority review.	View sourcesRule-source review not recorded

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