Nigeria Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in Nigeria 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public Holiday |
| 14th February | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 1st March | Saturday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 5th March | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance, Christian |
| 8th March | Saturday | Women's Day | Observance |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 30th March | Sunday | Mothering Sunday | Observance |
| 31st March | Monday | Eid El-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 1st April | Tuesday | Id el Fitr holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 18th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday |
| 19th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian |
| 20th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian |
| 21st April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday |
| 1st May | Thursday | Workers' Day | Public Holiday |
| 27th May | Tuesday | Children's Day | Observance |
| 7th June | Saturday | Id el Kabir (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 8th June | Sunday | Id el Kabir additional holiday (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 12th June | Thursday | Democracy Day | Public Holiday |
| 15th June | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 27th June | Friday | Al-Hijra (Tentative Date) | Local Holiday |
| 27th June | Friday | Al-Hijra (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20th August | Wednesday | Isese Day | Local Holiday |
| 5th September | Friday | Id el Maulud (Tentative Date) | Public Holiday |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 1st October | Wednesday | National Day | Public Holiday |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 22nd December | Monday | Sambisa Memorial Day | Local Holiday |
| 24th December | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian |
| 25th December | Thursday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| 26th December | Friday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday |
| 31st December | Wednesday | 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 2025?
There are 13 holidays in Nigeria in 2025
How to retrieve the Nigeria holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=NG&year=2025 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: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);