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See also: Timeline of Nigerian history
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP)
- Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP)
- Senate President: Anyim Pius Anyim (PDP)
- House Speaker: Ghali Umar Na'Abba (PDP)
- Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais
Governors
- Abia State:
- Adamawa State:
- Akwa Ibom State:
- Anambra State:
- Bauchi State:
- Bayelsa State:
- Bendel State:
- Benue State:
- Borno State:
- Cross River State:
- Delta State:
- Eastern Region:
- Ebonyi State:
- Edo State:
- Ekiti State:
- Enugu State:
- Gombe State:
- Gongola State:
- Imo State:
- Jigawa State:
- Kaduna State:
- Kano State:
- Katsina State:
- Kebbi State:
- Kogi State:
- Kwara State:
- Lagos State:
- Nasarawa State:
- Niger State:
- Ogun State:
- Ondo State:
- Osun State:
- Oyo State:
- Plateau State:
- Rivers State: Peter Odili (PDP)
- Sokoto State:
- Taraba State:
- Western State:
- Yobe State:
Events
January
- January 27 - Lagos Armoury Explosion
May
October
- October 10 — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled against Nigeria in favor of Cameroon over the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula territory.
November
- November — Religious riots erupt over the Miss World pageant hosted in Abuja; The pageant is subsequently moved to London.
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