Nigeria has a total of 27 holidays in 2006. 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
Sunday, January 1, 2006
Id el Kabir
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Valentine's Day
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
Women's Day
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
March Equinox
Monday, March 20, 2006
Mothering Sunday
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Id el Maulud
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Good Friday
Friday, April 14, 2006
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Easter Monday
Monday, April 17, 2006
Workers' Day
Monday, May 1, 2006
Children's Day
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Democracy Day
Monday, May 29, 2006
June 12 Commemoration
Monday, June 12, 2006
Father's Day
Sunday, June 18, 2006
June Solstice
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
September Equinox
Saturday, September 23, 2006
National Day
Sunday, October 1, 2006
Eid El-Fitr
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
December Solstice
Friday, December 22, 2006
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25, 2006
Boxing Day
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
New Year's Eve
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Id el Kabir
Sunday, December 31, 2006