Nigeria Holidays 2025
All public holidays, festivals and observances in Nigeria for 2025
Total holidays
31
Public holidays
13
Long weekends
4
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Nigeria holidays 2025
Showing 31 of 31 holidays
- Jan1Wed
New Year's Day
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- Feb14Fri
Valentine's Day
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Mar1Sat
Ramadan Start
Saturday, March 1, 2025
- Mar5Wed
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Mar8Sat
Women's Day
Saturday, March 8, 2025
- Mar20Thu
March Equinox
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Mar30Sun
Mothering Sunday
Sunday, March 30, 2025
- Mar31Mon
Id el Fitr
Monday, March 31, 2025
- Apr1Tue
Id el Fitr holiday
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
- Apr18Fri
Good Friday
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Apr19Sat
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 19, 2025
- Apr20Sun
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 20, 2025
- Apr21Mon
Easter Monday
Monday, April 21, 2025
- May1Thu
Workers' Day
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- May27Tue
Children's Day
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Jun7Sat
Id el Kabir
Saturday, June 7, 2025
- Jun8Sun
Id el Kabir additional holiday
Sunday, June 8, 2025
- Jun12Thu
Democracy Day
Thursday, June 12, 2025
- Jun15Sun
Father's Day
Sunday, June 15, 2025
- Jun21Sat
June Solstice
Saturday, June 21, 2025
- Jun27Fri
Al-Hijra
Friday, June 27, 2025
- Aug20WedLearn more
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
- Sep5FriLearn more
Friday, September 5, 2025
- Sep22MonLearn more
Monday, September 22, 2025
- Oct1WedLearn more
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
- Dec21SunLearn more
Sunday, December 21, 2025
- Dec22MonLearn more
Monday, December 22, 2025
- Dec24Wed
Christmas Eve
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
- Dec25Thu
Christmas Day
Thursday, December 25, 2025
- Dec26Fri
Boxing Day
Friday, December 26, 2025
- Dec31Wed
New Year's Eve
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday list for Nigeria. However, some holiday dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Frequently asked questions
How many holidays are there in Nigeria in 2025?
There are 13 public holidays and 31 holidays and observances in total in Nigeria in 2025. Planning ahead? Check upcoming holidays
How do I add Nigeria holidays to my calendar?
Use the Subscribe to calendar link above to add an auto-updating feed to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, or use Export → Calendar (.ics) to download this year's holidays.
How to retrieve the Nigeria holidays list via API?
Make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=NG&year=2025 to retrieve this list. Here is an example using our official package on NPM:
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({
country: 'NG',
year: '2025'
});curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=NG&year=2025" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"