When is Independence Day in Nigeria?

Independence Day falls on Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 (187 days from now) in Nigeria.

Is Independence Day a public holiday?

Yes, Independence Day is a public holiday in Nigeria.

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Year Date Weekday Name Notes
2020 October 1st Thursday Independence Day
2021 October 1st Friday Independence Day Long weekend.
2022 October 3rd Monday Independence Day (Observed) Long weekend.
2023 October 1st Sunday Independence Day
2024 October 1st Tuesday Independence Day
2025 October 1st Wednesday Independence Day
2026 October 1st Thursday Independence Day
2027 October 1st Friday Independence Day Long weekend.
2028 October 1st Sunday Independence Day
2029 October 1st Monday Independence Day Long weekend.
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="NG" -d year="2023" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__"
"https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "NG",
  "year": "2023",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'NG',
  year: '2023',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'NG',
  'year' => '2023',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "NG"
$Body.year = "2023"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'NG',
  'year': '2023',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'NG',
  'year': '2023',
})