Public Holidays in Nigeria 2019
Nigeria will begin the year with the New Year's holiday on 1st January and end it with Boxing Day holiday on 26th December, 2019. Most of the holidays in Nigera will be religious festivals. Below are the national holidays in Nigeria 2019:
- New Year's Day - Tuesday, 1st January
- Elections Day - Friday, 22nd February
- Good Friday - Friday, 19th April
- Easter Monday - Monday, 22nd April
- Workers' Day - Wednesday, 1st May
- Childrens' Day - Monday, 27th May[For Secondary School Students]
- Eid al-Fitr - Wednesday, 5th June*
- Democracy Day - Wednesday, 12th June
- Eid el Kabir - Monday, 12th August*
- Independence Day - Tuesday, 1st October
- Id el Maulud - Sunday, 10th November*
- Christmas Day - Wednesday, 25th December
- Boxing Day - Thursday, 26th December
* Subject to visibility of the moon
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Other notable days in Nigeria
- Valentine's Day - Thursday, 14th February
- April Fool's Day - Monday, 1st April
- Mother's Day - Sunday, 31st March
- Father's Day - Sunday, 16th June