🇳🇬West Africa14 public holidays

Nigeria public holidays 2026.

14 official public holidays in Nigeria for 2026. Dates, names, and the Mansa API endpoint that returns this data.

14 public holidays — 2026
Nigeria
01
Jan
New Year's Day
Thu
20
Mar
Id el Fitr
Fri
03
Apr
Good Friday
Fri
06
Apr
Easter Monday
Mon
01
May
Worker's Day
Fri
27
May
Id el Kabir
Wed
27
May
Children's Day
Wed
12
Jun
Democracy Day
Fri
16
Jun
Islamic New Year
Tue
25
Aug
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Tue
01
Oct
Independence Day
Thu
01
Nov
National Youth Day
Sun
25
Dec
Christmas Day
Fri
26
Dec
Boxing Day
Sat
API request

The exact call that returns this holiday list. Free with any Mansa API key.

curl https://mansaapi.com/api/v1/location/countries/NG/holidays/2026 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
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