2000 in Nigeria

← 1999 1998 1997 2000 in Nigeria → 2001 2002 2003
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2000 Timeline of Nigerian history

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Nigeria.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP)
• Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP)

Governors

• Governor of Rivers State: Peter Odili (PDP)

Events

January

• 27 January - The government of Zamfara, a predominantly Muslim state, institutes Islamic law. Eleven other states in the north soon follow suit.

May

• May - Religious riots erupt in Kaduna over the implementation of Islamic law.

June

• 5 June - The Obasanjo administration establishes the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to tackle the human and ecological issues in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria.

October

• 1 October - Nigeria celebrates 40 years of independence from the United Kingdom.

See also

• Timeline of Nigerian history