A series of novel N-acyl substituted quinolin-2(1H)-one derivatives were synthesized and screened in vitro for their antibacterial and antifungal activities by disc diffusion method. All the compounds exhibited moderate to good antimicrobial activities, some of these compounds displayed comparable or better antibacterial or antifungal activities against some tested strains compared to the reference drugs Streptomycin and Fluconazole.