What you see here is the list of yearly 2019 holidays for Nigeria. So if you are looking for information regarding holidays observed in Nigeria in the year 2019, then you have come to the right place. This list has all the holidays written month-wise in proper order so you can easily break down the holidays according to the month and day when it falls.
This list will act as Nigeria 2019 holiday calendar and provide you with all the Bank holidays, Public Holidays of Nigeria Country, Nigeria School Holidays and Official holidays. So it would be easy for you to identify the holidays for the month and plan your schedule accordingly. You can always use this list as a reference to have knowledge about all the religious festivities of Nigeria in 2019 and local observances falling within the month of the year 2019 and make preparations for them in advance.
Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Year |
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21st January | Monday | President Buhari Re-Election Campaign Holiday | Local holiday | 2019 |
1st January | Tuesday | New Year Day | Public Holiday | 2019 |
22nd February | Friday | Election Day | Public Holiday | 2019 |
8th March | Friday | Women Day | Observance | 2019 |
20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season | 2019 |
31st March | Sunday | Mothering Sunday | Observance | 2019 |
19th April | Friday | Good Friday | Public Holiday | 2019 |
20th April | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | 2019 |
21st April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | 2019 |
22nd April | Monday | Easter Monday | Public Holiday | 2019 |
25th April | Thursday | Presidential Visit | Local holiday | 2019 |
27th May | Monday | Children Day | Observance | 2019 |
29th May | Wednesday | Presidential Inauguration Holiday | Public Holiday | 2019 |
12th June | Wednesday | Democracy Day | Public Holiday | 2019 |
21st June | Friday | June Solstice | Season | 2019 |
16th June | Sunday | Father Day | Observance | 2019 |
5th June | Wednesday | Id el Fitr holiday | Public Holiday | 2019 |
4th June | Tuesday | Id el Fitr | Public Holiday | 2019 |
12th August | Monday | Id el Kabir | Public Holiday | 2019 |
13th August | Tuesday | Id el Kabir additional holiday | Public Holiday | 2019 |
1st September | Sunday | Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year) | Local holiday | 2019 |
23rd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season | 2019 |
1st October | Tuesday | National Day | Public Holiday | 2019 |
10th November | Sunday | Id el Maulud | Public Holiday | 2019 |
22nd December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season | 2019 |
22nd December | Sunday | Sambisa Memorial Day | Local holiday | 2019 |
24th December | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | 2019 |
25th December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public Holiday | 2019 |
26th December | Thursday | Boxing Day | Public Holiday | 2019 |
31st December | Tuesday | New Year Eve | Observance | 2019 |