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Nigeria public holidays

Name: Nigeria public holidays 2026 — official value and source
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National public holidays: fixed statutory dates plus movable religious holidays declared by the Federal Ministry of Interior.

Current value	12 days held
In force from	2026-05-25
In force until	2026-12-31
Official source	Federal Ministry of Interior
Last verified	2026-07-14
Verification	primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited.
Provenance	source fingerprint

What this value means

Eid dates per Ministry of Interior declarations (Eid-ul-Fitr declared 17 Mar 2026; Eid-ul-Adha declared 25 May 2026). Eid-el-Maulud (expected ~late Aug 2026) has NOT yet been declared as of 2026-07-14 and will be added once announced.

Get it programmatically

curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ng/public-holidays
# Free.
# History:    curl https://afriref.dev/v1/ng/public-holidays/history?from=2020-01-01
# Provenance: curl https://afriref.dev/provenance/ng/public-holidays

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