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12 June. Commemorates the return to Democracy in Nigeria. Independence Day. 1 October. Commemorates the Independence of Nigeria from Britain . Christmas Day. 25 December. Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus . Boxing Day.
New Yam Festivals in Nigeria. Ocho Festival. Ogani Festival Common to the Igala people of Kogi state specifically those from Ankpa axis. Ito Ogbo festival. Mmanwu Festival. Ijele Festival. Mbà Boli Festival Mambilla, Taraba State, Nigeria. Celebrated annually in November and serially across the Mambilla Plateau.
25 February – 2023 Nigerian general election - Nigerians elect a new president and members of their National Assembly. [ 4] 3 March – Sixteen people are killed when a pipeline explodes in Emohua, Rivers State. [ 5] 9 March – Six people are killed and at least 25 others injured when a train collides with a public bus in Lagos.
The traditional Yoruba calendar ( Kọ́jọ́dá) has a 4-day week, 7-week month and 13 months in a year. The 91 weeks in a year added up to 364 days. The Yoruba year spans from 3 June of a Gregorian calendar year to 2 June of the following year. According to the calendar developed by Remi-Niyi Alaran, the Gregorian year 2024 AD is the 10 ...
2026. 2027. 2028. Nigeria portal. This category contains events in February 2023 in Nigeria. Months 2023 events in Nigeria. Jan. Feb. Mar.
1 October. Next time. 1 October 2024. ( 2024-10-01) Frequency. Annual. Independence Day, known colloquially as October First, is an official national holiday in Nigeria, celebrated on the 1st of October. It marks Nigeria's proclamation of independence from British rule on 1 October 1960. [ 1]
Eid al-Adha is a festival celebrated by Muslims in Nigeria and all over the world on the 10th day of the Hijri month of Dhu al-Hijja. It is one of two official holidays celebrated in Islam (the other is Eid al-Fitr ). [1] It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son Ismail ( Ishmael) as an act of obedience to Allah's command.
Ojude Oba festival. Ojude Oba (The King's Forecourt) is an ancient festival celebrated by the Yoruba people of Ijebu-Ode, a major town in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria. This annual festival usually takes place the third day after Eid al-Kabir (Ileya), to pay homage and show respect to the Royal Majesty, the Awujale of Ijebuland.