Public holidays in Nigeria 2024
Nigeria has 13 public holidays in 2024. 12 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
249working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Workers' Day | |
| Wednesday | Democracy Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha observed | |
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Tuesday | National Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 13 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 4 daysSat 15 to Tue 18 June 2024Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
- 3 daysSat 14 to Mon 16 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 12 April 2024 for Wed 10 to Sun 14 April 2024Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday
- 4 daysTake off Monday 30 September 2024 for Sat 28 September to Tue 1 October 2024National Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in Nigeria
- How many working days are there in Nigeria in 2024?
- 249 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Nigeria have in 2024?
- 13 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Adha (16 June 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Nigeria?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Nigeria 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Nigeria has 13 public holidays and 249 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/nigeria/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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