Nigeria has a total of 26 holidays in 2005. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
New Year's Day
Saturday, January 1, 2005
Id el Kabir
Friday, January 21, 2005
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Valentine's Day
Monday, February 14, 2005
Mothering Sunday
Sunday, March 6, 2005
Women's Day
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
March Equinox
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Good Friday
Friday, March 25, 2005
Holy Saturday
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Easter Sunday
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Easter Monday
Monday, March 28, 2005
Id el Maulud
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Workers' Day
Sunday, May 1, 2005
Children's Day
Friday, May 27, 2005
Democracy Day
Sunday, May 29, 2005
June 12 Commemoration
Sunday, June 12, 2005
Father's Day
Sunday, June 19, 2005
June Solstice
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
September Equinox
Thursday, September 22, 2005
National Day
Saturday, October 1, 2005
Eid El-Fitr
Friday, November 4, 2005
December Solstice
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Christmas Day
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Boxing Day
Monday, December 26, 2005
New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 31, 2005