Nigeria has a total of 29 holidays in 2012. 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, 2012
Id el Maulud
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Valentine's Day
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Women's Day
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Mothering Sunday
Sunday, March 18, 2012
March Equinox
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Good Friday
Friday, April 6, 2012
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Easter Monday
Monday, April 9, 2012
Workers' Day
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Children's Day
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Democracy Day
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
June 12 Commemoration
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Father's Day
Sunday, June 17, 2012
June Solstice
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Id el Fitr
Monday, August 20, 2012
Eid El-Fitr Holiday
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
September Equinox
Saturday, September 22, 2012
National Day
Monday, October 1, 2012
Id el Kabir additional holiday
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Id el Kabir
Friday, October 26, 2012
Al-Hijra
Thursday, November 15, 2012
December Solstice
Friday, December 21, 2012
Christmas Eve
Monday, December 24, 2012
Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Boxing Day
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
New Year's Eve
Monday, December 31, 2012