Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Nigeria 2027
Nigeria has 8 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 7 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Nigeria 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 8
- Of those, on a working day
- 7
- Of those, on a weekend
- 1
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (26 March to 29 March)
- Bridge days
- 0
- Most nationwide holidays in
- March (2)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Nigeria, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Workers' Day | Workers' Day | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Democracy Day | Democracy Day | Nationwide | |
| Friday | National Day | National Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Boxing Day | Boxing Day | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Nigeria
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (5)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 1 May to Monday 3 May 2027: 3 days off, with Workers' Day.
- Friday 1 October to Sunday 3 October 2027: 3 days off, with National Day.
- Saturday 25 December to Monday 27 December 2027: 3 days off, with Boxing Day, Christmas Day.
Bridge days (0)
No working day in 2027 sits between two days off, so there is no bridge day by this rule.
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Nigeria applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Other days listed for Nigeria
Nager.Date also lists these 2 days with a type other than public holiday. They are not counted above and are not in the calendar feed.
| Date | Day | Name | Type | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Children's Day | School holiday | Nationwide | |
| Monday | National Youth Day | Observance | Nationwide |
Add Nigeria to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/nigeria/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Nigeria's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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