January 1 - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency in parts of the country hit by violence by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.[1]
January 1 - Nigeria announces an end to its fuel subsidy scheme leading the Nigeria Labour Congress to call for strikes and street protests.[2]
January 2 - Boko Haram issues a warning to Christians in northern Nigeria to leave the region within three days.[3]
January 4 - Two bombs explode in Maiduguri with the Boko Haram movement believed to be responsible.[4]
Gunmen attack a church in Gombe killing at least six people.[6]
January 6 - Eight people are killed and 10 wounded in Kano, in the latest in a series of attacks on church.[7]
January 7 - At least 37 people are killed in two days of attacks, after radical Islamic group Boko Haram issues an ultimatum for all Christians to leave the north.[8]
January 20 - Several people are killed in a series of bomb explosions in the city of Kano.[9]
January 21 - The death toll of a series of co-ordinated bombing attacks in Kano, Nigeria, rises to more than 140. The attacks, which targeted police stations across the city, are attributed to Islamist group Boko Haram.[10]
January 29 - Gunmen attack a police station in Kano, with Boko Haram believed responsible.[11]
