2021 in Nigeria
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The following is a list of events in 2021 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
- Abia State: Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP)
- Adamawa State: Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri PDP
- Akwa Ibom State: Udom Gabriel Emmanuel PDP
- Anambra State: Willie Obiano (APGA)
- Bauchi State: Bala Muhammed PDP
- Bayelsa State: Duoye Diri PDP
- Benue State: Samuel Ortom PDP
- Borno State: BabaGana Umara APC
- Cross River State: Benedict Ayade PDP
- Delta State: Ifeanyi Okowa PDP
- Ebonyi State: Dave Umahi PDP
- Edo State: Godwin Obaseki APC
- Ekiti State: Kayode Fayemi APC
- Enugu State: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi PDP
- Gombe State: Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya APC
- Imo State: Hope Uzodinma APC
- Jigawa State: Badaru Abubakar APC
- Kaduna State: Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai APC
- Kano State: Abdullahi Umar Ganduje APC
- Katsina State: Aminu Bello Masari APC
- Kebbi State: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu APC
- 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
- Ogun State: Dapo Abiodun APC
- Ondo State: Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu APC
- Osun State: Adegboyega Oyetola APC
- Oyo State: Oluwaseyi Makinde PDP
- Plateau State: Simon Lalong APC
- Rivers State: Ezenwo Nyesom Wike PDP (since 29 May 2015)
- Sokoto State: Aminu Waziri Tambuwal PDP
- Taraba State: Arch. Darius Ishaku PDP
- Yobe State: Mai Mala Buni APC
- Zamfara State: Bello Matawalle PDP
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, Boko Haram insurgency
January and February
- 1 January – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) destroys a Boko Haram settlement at Mana Waji in Borno State, killing dozens.[1]
- 2 January – Journalist Omoyele Sowore and four other activists are arrested and beaten during a protest in Abuja.[2]
- 16 January – Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters armed with machine guns overrun a military base in Marte, Borno. ISWAP says seven were killed and one person was captured.[3]
- 25 January – Police investigate the kidnapping of seven boys and girls, aged 10-13, and an adult male from an orphanage in Abuja.[4]
- 26 January – President Muhammadu Buhari shakes up the top military command. Leo Irabor is named Minister of Defence, I. Attahiru will command the Army, A. Z. Gambo the Navy, and I. O. Amao the Air Force.[5]
- 28 January – Hundreds of unemployed Nigerian nationals are evacuated from Saudi Arabia.[6]
- 29 January – A Dutch court rules that Shell Nigeria must pay Ogoni farmers puntitive damages for a 2007 oil spill in the Niger Delta.[7]
- 30 January – UNICEF protests the sentencing of 13-year-old Omar Farouq to ten years of prison for blasphemy against the name of Allah. Blasphemy is not a crime in Nigeria, but it is a violation of Sharia law, which is followed in Kano State along with civil law.[8]
- 3 February – A judge in Abuja orders the arrest of the head of ExxonMobil Nigeria after he ignores three summons to testify in a corruption investigation.[9]
- 4 February
- Facebook bans Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for hate speech.[10]
- Government troops and planes overrun ISWAP camps in Yobe State and Borno State.[11]
Culture
- 19 January – Burna Boy′s ″Destiny″ is included in the playlist at the Inauguration of Joe Biden.[12]
Deaths
January
- 3 January – Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, 71, academic administrator, Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (2000–2007); COVID-19.[13]
- 6 January – Nsikak Eduok, 73, air force officer, Chief of the Air Staff (1993, 1996–1999).[14]
- 7 January – Adebayo Salami, politician, Senator (1999–2003).[15]
- 8 January – Folabi Olumide, 81, academic, Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (1983–1988).[16]
- 10 January – Aminu Isa Kontagora, 64, politician, Administrator of Benue State (1996–1998) and Kano State (1998–1999); complications from COVID-19.[17]
- 13 January – Ndubuisi Kanu, 77, rear admiral and politician, Military Governor of Imo State (1976–1977) and Lagos State (1977–1978).[18]
- 17 January – Jubril Martins-Kuye, 78, politician, Minister of Commerce and Industry (2010–2011).[19]
- 24 January – Abdullahi Ibrahim, 82, lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice (1997–1999); COVID-19.[20]
See also
References
- ^ "Nigeria: Military Airstrike Destroys New Boko Haram Settlement, Kill Scores in Borno". allAfrica.com. Vanguard. 2 January 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria arrests journalist and opposition leader Sowore". msn.com. AFP. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "Armed group captures military base in northeast Nigeria". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. AFP. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian police working to rescue abducted orphans and staff". AP NEWS. 25 January 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian President Buhari replaces top military commanders". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Eboh, Camillus; Achirga, Abraham (January 28, 2021). "Nigeria repatriates hundreds of migrants from Saudi Arabia". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Germanos, Andrea (January 29, 2021). ""After 13 Years, Justice!" Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil to Pay for Harm Done to Nigerian Farmers". Common Dreams. AFP. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Busari, Stephanie; McSweeney, Eoin (January 30, 2021). "Nigeria sentences teenage boy to 10 years in prison for blasphemy, prompting outrage". msn.com. CNN. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Judge issues arrest warrant for ExxonMobil Nigeria chief". Al Jazeera English. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian separatist Nnamdi Kanu's Facebook account removed for hate speech". news.yahoo.com. BBC News. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Abubakar, Aminu (February 4, 2021). "Nigeria troops overrun jihadist camps in northeast". news.yahoo.com. AFP. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ Augoye, Jayne (20 January 2021). "Nigeria: Burna Boy's Song Makes Joe Biden, Kamala Harris' Inauguration Playlist". allAfrica.com. Premium Times. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Ex-UNILAG VC Professor Ibidapo-Obe Dies
- ^ Nsikak Eduok, Nigeria’s former Chief of Air Staff, dies at 73
- ^ Ex-senator Bayo Salami dies in US
- ^ LASU Pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Prof Folabi Olumide Dies At 81
- ^ Former Military Administrator Aminu Kontagora Dies Of COVID-19
- ^ Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu dies at 77
- ^ Ex-Minister, Martins-Kuye, dies at 78
- ^ Former Buhari’s minister, Abdullahi Ibrahim, dies of COVID-19