List of Public Holidays in the 2024/2025 School Year
List of Public Holidays in the 2024/2025 School Year
- Independence Day
- Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Description: Celebrating Nigeria’s independence from British rule in 1960.
- Eid al-Maulud (Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday)
- Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024
- Description: Celebrating the birth of Prophet Muhammad.
- Christmas Day
- Date: Wednesday, December 25, 2024
- Description: Celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
- Boxing Day
- Date: Thursday, December 26, 2024
- Description: A holiday celebrated the day after Christmas.
- New Year’s Day
- Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- Description: Celebrating the first day of the year.
- Good Friday
- Date: Friday, April 18, 2025
- Description: A Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
- Easter Monday
- Date: Monday, April 21, 2025
- Description: A Christian holiday celebrated after Easter Sunday.
- Workers’ Day
- Date: Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Description: Celebrating the contributions of workers.
- Democracy Day
- Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2025
- Description: Celebrating Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999.
- Eid al-Fitr
- Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (subject to lunar sighting)
- Description: Celebrating the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
- Eid al-Adha
- Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025 (subject to lunar sighting)
- Description: Celebrating the Islamic festival of sacrifice, observed after the Hajj pilgrimage.
Please note that Islamic holidays (Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha) are subject to the sighting of the moon, and actual dates may vary slightly.
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