2024 in Nigeria
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Events in the year 2024 in Nigeria.
Federal government[edit]
- President: Bola Tinubu (APC)
- Vice President: Kashim Shettima (APC)
- Senate President: Godswill Akpabio (APC)
- House Speaker: Tajudeen Abbas (APC)
- Chief Justice: Olukayode Ariwoola
Events[edit]
- 7 January – Five people died and over 30 were rescued when their boat capsized in the Anambra area of the River Niger.[1]
- 8 January – A two-year BBC investigation accuses the Synagogue Church of All Nations founder T. B. Joshua of rape and torture.[2]
- 9 January – At least 20 people were feared dead after an accident occurred involving two passenger boats.[3]
- 15 January – Bandits attack soldiers at a military base in Nahuta, Katsina State.[4]
- 17 January – Two people are killed and 77 others injured during a blast caused by explosives stored for use in illegal mining operations at a dozen of buildings in Ibadan.[5]
- 24 January – At least 30 people are killed during an attack by armed men in the village of Kwahaslalek, Plateau State.[6]
- 7 March – Kuriga kidnapping: More than 200 pupils and a teacher are kidnapped in the north-western town of Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State
- 22 March – 14 people are rescued from kidnappers by Nigerian forces and local vigilante groups in Katsina State.[7]
- 24 March – Kuriga kidnapping: The pupils kidnapped on March 7 from schools in Kuriga, Chikun, Kaduna State, are freed.[8]
Scheduled[edit]
- 26 July–11 August – Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics[9]
Art and entertainment[edit]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[10]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 11 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 12 June - Democracy Day
- 17 June – Eid al-Adha
- 15 September – Milad un-Nabi
- 1 October – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths[edit]
- 3 January – Sebastian Brodrick, 85, Olympic footballer (1960).[11]
- 20 January – Anezi Okoro, 94, author (One Week One Trouble).[12]
- 14 March – Lekan Balogun, 81, monarch.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Five die as boat capsizes in River Niger". PM News Nigeria. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "TB Joshua: Megachurch leader raped and tortured worshippers, BBC finds". 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "At least 20 feared dead in Nigeria boat accident, officials say". Reuters. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Residents Flee In Ex-President Buhari's Katsina State As Terrorists Sack Nigerian Military Base". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "3 killed and 77 injured in a massive blast caused by explosives in a southern Nigerian city". AP News. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Abraham, James (2024-01-24). "Gunmen kill 30 in fresh Plateau attack". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Security Agents Rescue Abducted Passengers In Katsina". March 22, 2024.
- ^ "Kuriga kidnap: Nigerian pupils taken in mass abduction freed". BBC News. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ Victor Kanayo (15 February 2023). "Cycling: Ese Becomes First Nigerian To Pick 2023 Olympics Ticket". The Heritage Times. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Nigeria Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Renowned Football Coach Broderick-Imasuen Passes Away At 85". 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Millz, Bayo (2024-01-20). "Renowned author, Prof Anezi Okoro, dies at 94". TheNewsGuru. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ "Nigerian king and philosopher dies aged 81". BBC News. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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