2022: Complete List Of Public Holidays, Observances In Nigeria

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5 years ago

January 4, 2022

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Complete List of Public Holidays and Observances in Nigeria in 2022 can be accessed below.

Date	Name	Type	Details
Date	Name	Type	Details	1 Jan	Saturday	New Year’s Day	Public Holiday
3 Jan	Monday	Day off for New Year’s Day	Public Holiday
14 Feb	Monday	Valentine’s Day	Observance
2 Mar	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	Observance, Christian
8 Mar	Tuesday	Women’s Day	Observance
20 Mar	Sunday	March Equinox	Season
27 Mar	Sunday	Mothering Sunday	Observance
15 Apr	Friday	Good Friday	Public Holiday
16 Apr	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Observance, Christian
17 Apr	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance, Christian
18 Apr	Monday	Easter Monday	Public Holiday
1 May	Sunday	Workers’ Day	Public Holiday
3 May	Tuesday	Id el Fitr (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
4 May	Wednesday	Id el Fitr holiday (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
27 May	Friday	Children’s Day	Observance
12 Jun	Sunday	Democracy Day	Public Holiday
19 Jun	Sunday	Father’s Day	Observance
21 Jun	Tuesday	June Solstice	Season
10 Jul	Sunday	Id el Kabir (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
11 Jul	Monday	Id el Kabir additional holiday (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
30 Jul	Saturday	Al-Hijra (Tentative Date)	Local holiday
20 Aug	Saturday	Isese Day	Local holiday	Osun
23 Sep	Friday	September Equinox	Season
1 Oct	Saturday	National Day	Public Holiday
8 Oct	Saturday	Id el Maulud (Tentative Date)	Public Holiday
21 Dec	Wednesday	December Solstice	Season
22 Dec	Thursday	Sambisa Memorial Day	Local holiday	Borno
24 Dec	Saturday	Christmas Eve	Observance, Christian
25 Dec	Sunday	Christmas Day	Public Holiday
26 Dec	Monday	Boxing Day	Public Holiday
31 Dec	Saturday	New Year’s Eve