Nigeria Holidays in 2023
List of public holidays in Nigeria 2023 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Sunday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd January | Monday | Day off for New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th February | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 22nd February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian |
| 8th March | Wednesday | Women's Day | Observance |
| 19th March | Sunday | Mothering Sunday | Observance |
| 20th March | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| 23rd March | Thursday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| 7th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 8th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian |
| 9th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 10th April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 21st April | Friday | Id el Fitr | Public Holiday |
| 24th April | Monday | Id el Fitr holiday | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | Workers' Day | Public Holiday |
| 27th May | Saturday | Children's Day | Observance |
| 29th May | Monday | Presidential Inauguration Holiday | Public Holiday |
| 12th June | Monday | Democracy Day | Public Holiday |
| 18th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 28th June | Wednesday | Id el Kabir | Public Holiday |
| 29th June | Thursday | Id el Kabir additional holiday | Public Holiday |
| 19th July | Wednesday | Al-Hijra | Local holiday |
| 20th August | Sunday | Isese Day | Local holiday |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 27th September | Wednesday | Id el Maulud | Public Holiday |
| 1st October | Sunday | National Day | Public Holiday |
| 2nd October | Monday | Day off for National Day | Public Holiday |
| 22nd December | Friday | Sambisa Memorial Day | Local holiday |
| 22nd December | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Nigeria. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Nigeria this year in 2023?
There are 16 holidays in Nigeria in 2023
How to retrieve the Nigeria holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=NG&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of Nigeria holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'NG', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);