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Nigeria long weekends 2026
Which Nigeria public holidays in 2026 already create a long weekend, and which ones are worth a day of leave.
This leave planner is the Nigeria 2026 companion to the public-holiday list. It uses the same dates as the Africa Calendar studio. Nigeria’s ordinary weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
A natural long weekend is a public holiday that already sits on Friday or Monday, so many offices close for three days without anyone booking leave. A bridge weekend is a mid-week holiday where one or two leave days connect the holiday to the weekend.
Natural Friday holidays in 2026: Id el Fitr (Friday, 20 March 2026), Good Friday (Friday, 3 April 2026), Worker's Day (Friday, 1 May 2026), Democracy Day (Friday, 12 June 2026), Christmas Day (Friday, 25 December 2026).
Natural Monday holidays in 2026: Easter Monday (Monday, 6 April 2026).
Open the Nigeria 2026 holiday list for the name of each day, or print a wall calendar from the studio. This page is not a payroll system.
Natural long weekends
Id el Fitr
Friday — natural 3-day weekend. Thursday 19 March and Friday 20 March 2026 are Id el Fitr on this list. The Friday already yields a three-day weekend for many offices; Thursday is the neighbouring declared day on the same feed.
Good Friday
Friday — natural 3-day weekend. Friday 3 April 2026 is Good Friday in Nigeria, the same civil date as Kenya that year. Easter Monday follows on 6 April.
Easter Monday
Monday — natural 3-day weekend. Monday 6 April 2026 is Easter Monday. Use it with 3 April. This page does not add a Sunday Easter public holiday.
Worker's Day
Friday — natural 3-day weekend. Friday 1 May 2026 is Workers’ Day, so May begins with a three-day weekend. Federal offices and most private firms close.
Democracy Day
Friday — natural 3-day weekend. Friday 12 June 2026 is Democracy Day, commemorating the return to civilian rule and the 1993 election. Banks and government offices close. It is the mid-year Friday that most teams notice first.
Christmas Day
Friday — natural 3-day weekend. Friday 25 December 2026 is Christmas Day in Nigeria. Most offices close Friday through Sunday before Boxing Day is counted.
Print or go back to the holiday list
Read every Nigeria 2026 public holiday on the holiday list, or open the Nigeria 2026 studio to print. The working-days calculator uses this same list.