Public holidays in Nigeria 2025
Nigeria has 14 public holidays in 2025. 12 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 2 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 247 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
14weekday days off, substitutes included
247working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr observed | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Workers' Day | |
| Friday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday observed | |
| Thursday | Democracy Day | |
| Tuesday | Day of Mourning for President Muhammadu Buhari | |
| Friday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Wednesday | National Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 14 | 247 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysSat 29 March to Tue 1 April 2025Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 4 daysFri 6 to Mon 9 June 2025Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 September 2025Prophet's Birthday
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Workers' Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 13 June 2025 for Thu 12 to Sun 15 June 2025Democracy Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 14 July 2025 for Sat 12 to Tue 15 July 2025Day of Mourning for President Muhammadu Buhari
Questions about 2025 in Nigeria
- How many working days are there in Nigeria in 2025?
- 247 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Nigeria have in 2025?
- 14 public holidays, plus 2 substitute days off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr (30 March 2025), Eid al-Adha Holiday (7 June 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Nigeria 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Nigeria has 14 public holidays and 247 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/nigeria/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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