Nigeria Holidays 2027
All public holidays, festivals and observances in Nigeria for 2027
Total holidays
31
Public holidays
13
Long weekends
4
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Fri, Jan 1
Nigeria holidays 2027
Showing 31 of 31 holidays
- Jan1Fri
New Year's Day
Friday, January 1, 2027in 52 days
- Feb8Mon
Ramadan Start
Monday, February 8, 2027
- Feb10Wed
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 10, 2027
- Feb14Sun
Valentine's Day
Sunday, February 14, 2027
- Mar7Sun
Mothering Sunday
Sunday, March 7, 2027
- Mar8Mon
Women's Day
Monday, March 8, 2027
- Mar10Wed
Id el Fitr
Wednesday, March 10, 2027
- Mar11Thu
Id el Fitr holiday
Thursday, March 11, 2027
- Mar20Sat
March Equinox
Saturday, March 20, 2027
- Mar26Fri
Good Friday
Friday, March 26, 2027
- Mar27Sat
Holy Saturday
Saturday, March 27, 2027
- Mar28Sun
Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 28, 2027
- Mar29Mon
Easter Monday
Monday, March 29, 2027
- May1Sat
Workers' Day
Saturday, May 1, 2027
- May17Mon
Id el Kabir
Monday, May 17, 2027
- May18Tue
Id el Kabir additional holiday
Tuesday, May 18, 2027
- May27Thu
Children's Day
Thursday, May 27, 2027
- Jun6Sun
Al-Hijra
Sunday, June 6, 2027
- Jun12Sat
Democracy Day
Saturday, June 12, 2027
- Jun20Sun
Father's Day
Sunday, June 20, 2027
- Jun21Mon
June Solstice
Monday, June 21, 2027
- Aug15SunLearn more
Sunday, August 15, 2027
- Aug20FriLearn more
Friday, August 20, 2027
- Sep23ThuLearn more
Thursday, September 23, 2027
- Oct1FriLearn more
Friday, October 1, 2027
- Dec22WedLearn more
Wednesday, December 22, 2027
- Dec22WedLearn more
Wednesday, December 22, 2027
- Dec24Fri
Christmas Eve
Friday, December 24, 2027
- Dec25Sat
Christmas Day
Saturday, December 25, 2027
- Dec26Sun
Boxing Day
Sunday, December 26, 2027
- Dec31Fri
New Year's Eve
Friday, December 31, 2027
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 2027?
There are 13 public holidays and 31 holidays and observances in total in Nigeria in 2027. 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=2027 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: '2027'
});curl -X GET "https://api.11holidays.com/v1/holidays?country=NG&year=2027" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"