Nigeria has a total of 28 holidays in 2011. 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, 2011
Valentine's Day
Monday, February 14, 2011
Id el Maulud
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Women's Day
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
March Equinox
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Mothering Sunday
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Good Friday
Friday, April 22, 2011
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Easter Monday
Monday, April 25, 2011
Workers' Day
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Children's Day
Friday, May 27, 2011
Democracy Day
Sunday, May 29, 2011
June 12 Commemoration
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Father's Day
Sunday, June 19, 2011
June Solstice
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Id el Fitr
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Eid El-Fitr Holiday
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
September Equinox
Friday, September 23, 2011
National Day
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Id el Kabir
Monday, November 7, 2011
December Solstice
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Christmas Day
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Boxing Day
Monday, December 26, 2011
Boxing Day Holiday
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 31, 2011