2023 in Nigeria
2023 events in Nigeria
| |||||
| Decades: |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: |
| ||||
Events in the year 2023 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC) (ended 29 May); Bola Tinubu (APC) (Started 29 May)
- Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC) (ended 29 May); Kashim Shettima (APC) (Started 29 May)
- Senate President: Ahmed Lawan (APC) (ended 11 June); Godswill Akpabio (APC) (Started 13 June)
- House Speaker: Femi Gbajabiamila (APC) (ended 11 June); Tajudeen Abbas (APC) (Started 13 June)
- Chief Justice: Olukayode Ariwoola
Governors
- Abia State: Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP) (Until 29 May); Alex Otti (LP) (Starting 29 May)
- Adamawa State: Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (PDP)
- Akwa Ibom State: Udom Emmanuel (PDP) (Until 29 May); Umo Eno (PDP) (Starting 29 May)
- Anambra State: Charles Soludo (APGA)
- Bauchi State: Bala Mohammed (PDP)
- Bayelsa State: Douye Diri (PDP)
- Benue State: Samuel Ortom (PDP) (Until 29 May); Hyacinth Alia (APC) (Starting 29 May)
- Borno State: Babagana Zulum (APC)
- Cross River State: Benedict Ayade (APC) (Until 29 May); Bassey Otu (APC) (Starting 29 May)
- Delta State: Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP) (Until 29 May); Sheriff Oborevwori (PDP) (Starting 29 May)
- Ebonyi State: Dave Umahi (APC) (Until 29 May); Francis Nwifuru (APC) (Starting 29 May)
- Edo State: Godwin Obaseki (PDP)
- Ekiti State: Biodun Oyebanji (APC)
- Enugu State: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP) (Until 29 May); Peter Mbah (PDP) (Starting 29 May)
- Gombe State: Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (APC)
- Imo State: Hope Uzodinma (APC)
- Jigawa State: Badaru Abubakar (APC) (Until 29 May); Umar Namadi (APC) (Starting 29 May)
- Kaduna State: Nasir El-Rufai (APC) (Until 29 May); Uba Sani (APC) (Starting 29 May)
- Kano State: Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (APC) (Until 29 May); Abba Kabir Yusuf (NNPP) (Starting 29 May)
- Katsina State: Aminu Bello Masari (APC) (Until 29 May); Dikko Umaru Radda (APC) (Starting 29 May)
- Kebbi State: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC) (Until 29 May); Nasir Idris (APC) (Starting 29 May)
- Kogi State: Yahaya Bello (APC)
- Kwara State: AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (APC)
- Lagos State: Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC)
- Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Sule (APC)
- Niger State: Abubakar Sani Bello (APC) (Until 29 May); Mohammed Umar Bago (APC) (Starting 29 May)
- Ogun State: Dapo Abiodun (APC)
- Ondo State: Rotimi Akeredolu (APC) (Until 27 December); Lucky Aiyedatiwa (APC) (Starting 27 December)
- Osun State: Ademola Adeleke (PDP)
- Oyo State: Seyi Makinde (PDP)
- Plateau State: Simon Lalong (APC) (Until 29 May); Caleb Mutfwang (PDP) (Starting 29 May)
- Rivers State: Nyesom Wike (PDP) (Until 29 May); Siminalayi Fubara (PDP) (Starting 29 May)
- Sokoto State: Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (PDP) (Until 29 May); Ahmad Aliyu (APC) (Starting 29 May)
- Taraba State: Darius Ishaku (PDP) (Until 29 May); Agbu Kefas (PDP) (Starting 29 May)
- Yobe State: Mai Mala Buni (APC)
- Zamfara State: Bello Matawalle (APC) (Until 29 May); Dauda Lawal (PDP) (Starting 29 May)
Events
- 25 January – At least 27 herders are killed, and several others are injured, when a bomb explodes in Nasarawa State. Some herders say it was caused by an airstrike.[1]
- 29 January – At least nine people are killed when a container falls from a truck onto a commercial bus in Lagos.[2]
- 4 February-ongoing – 2023 Nigerian protests begin began due to the naira, and protests due to the election.[3]
- 25 February – 2023 Nigerian general election - Nigerians head to the polls to 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.[6]
- 11 March – Herder–farmer conflicts in Nigeria: Sixteen people are killed by Fula gunmen at a police checkpoint in Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State.[7]
- 18 March – 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial and state of assembly election are held.[8]
- 15-16 March – At least 100 people are killed in Mangu LGA, Plateau State.
- 16 March – An ambush kills four members of a United States convoy in Anambra State.[9]
- 13 June – Kwara boat disaster: At least 100 people are killed when a wedding boat capsizes on the Niger River in Kwara State.[10]
- 7 July – Health officers confirm an outbreak of diphtheria in the capital Abuja following the death of a four-year-old. According to NCDC, nearly 800 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the country as of 30 June.[11]
- 4 September – The 13-kilometre-long (8-mile) Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line rapid transit system begins service in Lagos, after being delayed since 1983.[12]
- 2 October – At least 18 people are killed in an explosion at a illegal oil refinery in Emohua district, Rivers State.[13]
- 20 October – Two children were killed and two others injured when a mechanical issue causes a boat engine to catch fire. The incident occurred Katcha, Niger State.[14][15]
- 29 October – Seventeen bodies are found, and 73 other people were missing when a boat carrying traders returning from a fish market capsizes on the Benue River. The boat had over 100 passengers onboard, 14 of whom are rescued.[16]
- 30 October – 2023 Yobe State attacks: At least seventeen people are killed in Gurokayeya, Yobe State when Boko Haram-aligned gunmen storm the village, attacking residents with explosives and firearms when they reportedly refuse to a pay a tax to the terrorists.[17][18]
- 31 October – At least 20 people are killed when a land mine placed by Boko Haram explodes while they return from the burials of victims from the previous day's shooting.[19][20]
- 6 November – Two people are killed and two others injured when a tanker explodes outside the High Commission of Canada in Abuja.[21]
- 16 November:
- Clashes with police and members of the Islamic Movement during a pro-Palestine protest leave one dead and several injured in Kaduna.[22]
- A boat accident in Shioro LGA, Niger State, kills at least ten people. 24 others were rescued from the scene.[23]
- 21 November – At least 25 people are killed and about 200 were injured in a vehicle crash on the Yawuri Expressway in Magama, Niger State.[24][25]
- 3 December – Tudun Biri drone strike: A drone strike on a village in Kaduna State mistakenly kills 85 civilians.
- 13 December – Four soldiers and two civilian drivers are killed and two South Korean workers are kidnapped in an ambush against a convoy in Rivers State.[26]
- 23-25 December - Nigerian bandit conflict: 2023 Plateau State massacres
Culture
Deaths
- 9 January – Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, 53, filmmaker and entertainment executive.[27]
- 14 January – Femi Ogunrombi, actor and ethnomusicologist.[28]
- 19 January – Oladipo Ogunlesi, 99, professor of medicine.[29]
- 1 February – Dan Suleiman, 80, politician, governor of Plateau State (1976–1978).[30]
- 12 September – MohBad, 27, musician.[citation needed]
- 20 October – Alhaji Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, 42, Nigerian ambassador to Morocco.[31]
- 8 November – Aderonke Kale, 84, Nigerian army physicist and first female major-general in the Nigerian Army.[32]
- 27 December – Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo State (2017–2023).[33]
See also
- 2023 in West Africa
- List of Nigerian films of 2023
References
- ^ "Bomb kills 27 herders in central Nigeria: police". News24. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Container falls off truck in Lagos, crushes 9 passengers to death". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ "Nigerian Authorities Call For Calm as Citizens Protest Cash, Fuel Shortages". VOA. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ Igboereteonwu, Anamasere (2023-02-25). "Nigerians vote for new president, delays seen at some polling stations". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
- ^ "Police: Illegal refinery blast in Nigeria kills at least 12". AP NEWS. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Train rams into public bus in Nigeria's Lagos, killing six". Reuters. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Government: Gunmen in north Nigeria kill at least 16 people". AP NEWS. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Breaking: INEC Shifts Governorship, Assembly Elections to March 18 – THISDAYLIVE". THISDAYLIVE – Truth and Reason. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
- ^ "Nigeria ambush: Four killed in attack on US convoy in Anambra". BBC News. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "Nigeria: At least 100 people killed after boat capsizes". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Nigeria confirms diphtheria outbreak as 4 year old patient dies". CNN. 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Metro rail service starts in Nigeria's Lagos, set to ease traffic". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "At least 18 killed in blast at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria: Report". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Boat mishap claims lives of 2 children in Niger". Vanguard News. 21 October 2023.
- ^ Agbana, Rotimi (2023-10-21). "Two children die, others injured in Niger boat fire". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "73 missing after boat capsizes in northern Nigeria | Fox News". www.foxnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "Africanews | Nigeria: 17 dead in jihadist attack". Africanews. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "Suspected Boko Haram kills at least 40 in Nigeria's Yobe state, police say". Reuters. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "Boko Haram Suspected in Attacks That Kill at Least 40 in Nigeria, Police Say". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "Extremists kill 37 villagers in latest attack in Nigeria's hard-hit northeast". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "Nigeria: Fire reported at High Commission of Canada in Abuja Nov. 6". Nigeria: Fire reported at High Commission of Canada in Abuja Nov. 6 | Crisis24. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Africanews | Nigeria: a pro-Palestinian demonstration leaves one dead". Africanews. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Reporter 3, T. S. J. (2023-11-18). "10 died in Niger boat mishap, 24 rescued alive". The Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "17 die, 208 injured as articulated vehicle crashes in Niger". Vanguard. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Africanews | 25 killed when truck overloaded with food items and people crashes in Nigeria's north". Africanews. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ "Gunmen kill four soldiers in Nigeria". Reuters.
- ^ "BREAKING: AMAA Founder, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Is Dead – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Papa Ajasco stand-in character, Femi Ogunrombi, is dead". Daily Trust. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Nigeria's first Professor of Medicine Ogunlesi dies at 99 | The Nation Newspaper". The Nation Newspaper. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Ex-NADECO chief Dan Suleiman dies at 80 | The Nation Newspaper". The Nation Newspaper. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Adeduyite, Okiki (2023-10-20). "Nigerian ambassador to Morocco, Nuhu Bamalli, dies". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ "Nigeria's first female Major-General Aderonke Kale is dead". PM News Nigeria. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Ondo Gov, Rotimi Akeredolu, Dies After Long Health Battle". Channels Television. 27 December 2023. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
Portals:
2020s
Current events
Nigeria
- v
- t
- e
2023 in Africa
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
States with limited
recognition
recognition
- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Somaliland
Dependencies and
other territories
other territories
- Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Mayotte / Réunion (France)
- Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
- Western Sahara
