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Public holidays in Nigeria 2015

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Every public holiday in Nigeria in 2015 is listed below, with the day of the week each one falls on. National holidays apply across the whole country. Regional ones apply only in certain states or areas, so check locally before booking anything around them.

See 2015 on a calendar. Open the Nigeria calendar to see these marked on a year-at-a-glance grid next to your own leave, travel and deadlines. Free, no sign-up.

Planning around a reporting week rather than a month? Week numbers for 2015 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Nigeria, 2015

DateDayHolidayType
1 JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational
2 JanuaryFridayProphet's BirthdayNational
3 AprilFridayGood FridayNational
6 AprilMondayEaster MondayNational
1 MayFridayWorkers' DayNational
29 MayFridayDemocracy Day; Presidential Inauguration DayNational
17 JulyFridayEid al-FitrNational
18 JulySaturdayEid al-Fitr HolidayNational
20 JulyMondayEid al-Fitr Holiday (observed)National
24 SeptemberThursdayEid al-AdhaNational
25 SeptemberFridayEid al-Adha HolidayNational
1 OctoberThursdayNational DayNational
24 DecemberThursdayProphet's BirthdayNational
25 DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational
26 DecemberSaturdayBoxing DayNational
28 DecemberMondayBoxing Day (observed)National

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 16 national holidays in 2015, 14 fall on a weekday and 2 at a weekend. A holiday landing on a weekend is worth spotting early if you were counting on a long one.

Other years

Public holidays in Nigeria 2016

Other countries

Public holidays for 247 countries and territories, or back to Nigeria.