🇳🇬West Africa16 public holidays

Nigeria public holidays 2027.

16 official public holidays in Nigeria for 2027. Dates, names, and the Mansa API endpoint that returns this data.

16 public holidays — 2027
Nigeria
01
Jan
New Year's Day
Fri
09
Mar
Id el Fitr
Tue
26
Mar
Good Friday
Fri
29
Mar
Easter Monday
Mon
01
May
Worker's Day
Sat
03
May
Worker's Day (substitute day)
Substitute
Mon
16
May
Id el Kabir
Sun
27
May
Children's Day
Thu
06
Jun
Islamic New Year
Sun
12
Jun
Democracy Day
Sat
14
Jun
Democracy Day (substitute day)
Substitute
Mon
14
Aug
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Sat
01
Oct
Independence Day
Fri
01
Nov
National Youth Day
Mon
25
Dec
Christmas Day
Sat
26
Dec
Boxing Day
Sun
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/2027 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
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