{
  "year": 2026,
  "country": "Nigeria",
  "source": "Nigeria Public Holidays 2026 — Federal Ministry of Interior declarations (Public Holidays Act)",
  "source_document": null,
  "source_note": "Federal public holidays. The Islamic holidays (Eid-el-Fitr, Eid-el-Kabir and Eid-el-Maulud) depend on moon sighting and are confirmed by the Ministry of Interior close to the date; the dates shown are the expected ones for 2026. When a public holiday falls on a weekend, the Ministry usually declares the following working day a holiday.",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-17",
  "license_note": "Public data from official government sources, compiled by CalendarWorld.",
  "holidays": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "New Year's Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Eid-el-Fitr (expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-21",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "Eid-el-Fitr (expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-03",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Good Friday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-06",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Easter Monday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Workers' Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Eid-el-Kabir (expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-28",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Eid-el-Kabir (expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-12",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Democracy Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-25",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Eid-el-Maulud (expected)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-01",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Independence Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-26",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "Boxing Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    }
  ]
}