Nigeria Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in Nigeria 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Monday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 14th February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian |
| 8th March | Friday | Women's Day | Observance |
| 10th March | Sunday | Mothering Sunday | Observance |
| 11th March | Monday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 29th March | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 30th March | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian |
| 31st March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 1st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 10th April | Wednesday | Id el Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 11th April | Thursday | Id el Fitr holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Wednesday | Workers' Day | Public Holiday |
| 27th May | Monday | Children's Day | Observance |
| 12th June | Wednesday | Democracy Day | Public Holiday |
| 16th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 17th June | Monday | Id el Kabir (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 18th June | Tuesday | Id el Kabir additional holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 20th June | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| 8th July | Monday | Al-Hijra (Tentative Date) | Local holiday |
| 20th August | Tuesday | Isese Day | Local holiday |
| 16th September | Monday | Id el Maulud (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 1st October | Tuesday | National Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| 22nd December | Sunday | Sambisa Memorial Day | Local holiday |
| 24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Tuesday | 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 2024?
There are 13 holidays in Nigeria in 2024
How to retrieve the Nigeria holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=NG&year=2024 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: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);