Year 2025: Top 10 countries that celebrate New Year before Nigeria (2025)
Nigeria is celebrating the new year, but many other nations have already done so. Their time zones are hours ahead of the West African country’s, which explains this.
The nations that celebrated 2025 before Nigeria, as well as those that do so in other years, will be listed in this blog.
Top countries that celebrate New Year before Nigeria
Here is the list of countries that celebrate New Year before Nigeria
1. New Zealand
The North and South Islands are the two main landmasses that make up the island nation of New Zealand, which is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Nigeria will already be in 2025 by the time it is noon in Nigeria today, as Wellington, New Zealand, is twelve hours ahead of the country.
2. Fiji
Suva serves as the capital of the Republic of Fiji, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. The year 2025 would have been welcomed in Nigeria by 1 pm.
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3. Japan
Japan is an East Asian island nation located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. By 4 p.m. Nigerian time, Tokyo, Japan, which is 8 hours ahead of Nigeria, would have ushered in the new year.
4. Singapore
In maritime Southeast Asia, the Republic of Singapore is an independent city-state and island nation. Nigeria would have greeted the year 2025 by today at 5 p.m. and beyond.
5. North Korea
East Asia is home to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The nation is bordered by South Korea, China, and Russia. 2025 is greeted in North Korea by 4 p.m. Nigerian time.
6. Japan
Located in the northwest Pacific Ocean, Japan is an island nation in Eastern Asia. The nation’s new year officially begins at 4 p.m. Nigerian time.
7. South Korea
By 4 p.m. today, Nigerians will still be rushing around, but South Korea, an East Asian nation, would have already entered 2025.
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8. China
With 1.4 billion citizens, the People’s Republic of China is the most populous nation. The country will welcome the new year by 5 p.m. Nigerian time, which is seven hours away.
9. Indonesia
Between the Indian and Pacific oceans is the nation of Indonesia in Southeast Asia and Oceania. The country will welcome the new year around 6 p.m. Nigerian time, six hours ahead of Nigeria.
10. Russia
Russia is a nation that spans both Northern Asia and Eastern Europe. By 10 p.m. Nigerian time, Moscow, Russia, which is two hours ahead of Nigeria, will have ushered in the new year.
It should be mentioned that the sequence in which nations start the new year depends on their time zone.
Conclusion
The excitement is in the air as Nigerians, according to their religious affiliations, get ready for the new year, which is just a few hours away.
