2024 in Nigeria

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Events in the year 2024 in Nigeria.

• President: Bola Tinubu (APC)
• Vice President: Kashim Shettima (APC)
• Senate President: Godswill Akpabio (APC)
• House Speaker: Tajudeen Abbas (APC)
• Chief Justice: Olukayode Ariwoola

• 7 January – Five people are killed more than 30 others are rescued after a boat capsizes along the Niger River in Anambra State.^[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 are feared dead after an accident involving two passenger boats.^[3]
• 15 January:
  • Bandits attack soldiers at a military base in Nahuta, Katsina State.^[4]
  • Eight people are killed and 100 others are reported missing after a boat capsizes along the boundary of Niger and Kebbi States.^[5]
• 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 buildings in Ibadan.^[6]
• 24 January – At least 30 people are killed during an attack by armed men in the village of Kwahaslalek, Plateau State.^[7]

• February 11: Nigeria loses 2-1 against Ivory Coast in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final held in Abidjan.^[8]

• 7 March – Kuriga kidnapping: More than 200 pupils and a teacher are kidnapped in the town of Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State
• 22 March – 14 people are rescued from kidnappers by the Nigerian Army and local vigilante groups in Katsina State.^[9]
• 24 March – Kuriga kidnapping: The pupils kidnapped on March 7 from schools in Kuriga are freed.^[10]

• 18 April – A schoolgirl who was abducted during the Chibok kidnapping in 2014 is rescued by authorities along with her three children in Gwoza, Borno State.^[11]
• 19 April – Six soldiers are killed and two others are injured in an ambush during anti-bandit operations in Shiroro, Niger State.^[12]
• 24 April – A total of 118 inmates escape from a prison in Suleja after heavy rains destroy its perimeter fence.^[13]

• 10 May – Nine students are abducted by gunmen from the Confluence University of Science and Technology in Osara, Kogi State.^[14]
• 15 May – Eight people are killed in an attack on a mosque in Gadan, Kano State.^[15]
• 20 May – At least 40 people are killed in an attack on the village of Zurak in Wase, Plateau State.^[16]
• 21 May:
  • Authorities rescue 350 Boko Haram hostages in the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.^[17]
  • Seven students are killed after inhaling fumes from a generator overnight inside a music studio in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.^[18]
• 24 May – Ten people are killed while 160 others are abducted in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on the village of Kuchi in Niger State.^[19]
• 29 May – Nigeria readopts Nigeria, We Hail Thee, which was the country's national anthem from 1960 to 1978, as its national anthem, replacing Arise, O Compatriots.^[20]
• 30 May – 2024 Aba killings: Eleven people, including five soldiers, are killed in an attack on a military checkpoint by unknown gunmen in Aba, Abia State.^[21]

• 3 June:
  • A strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria disrupts operations at Abuja and Lagos Airports and causes nationwide power outages.^[22]
  • Thirty miners are reported trapped after a gold mine collapses in Galadima Kogo, Niger State.^[23]
• 10 June: Nigerian bandit conflict: At least 50 people are killed and an unknown number are kidnapped, including women and children, after gunmen attack the village of Yargoje in Katsina State.^[24]
• 22 June: At least seven people are killed and 100 others are kidnapped after gunmen attack the village of Maidabino in Katsina State.^[25]
• 29 June – 2024 Borno State bombings: A series of bombings in Borno State kill 18 people and injure 30 others.^[26]

• 12 July – 2024 Saints Academy college collapse: At least 22 students are killed and 132 others injured after a school building collapses in Jos, Plateau State.^[27]
• 18 July – The Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress, and the Nigerian government agree on a new minimum wage of ₦70,000 (US$43) per month, ending prolonged negotiations amid high inflation and a weakening currency.^[28]
• 26 July–11 August – Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics^[29]
• 28 July – A court in Niger State convicts 125 people on charges of membership and financing of Boko Haram following a two-day mass trial and sentences them to varying prison terms.^[30]
• 31 July – Sixteen people are killed and at least 24 others are injured in a bomb attack on a market in Kawori, Borno State.^[31]

• 1 August–ongoing – End Bad Governance protests: Eleven people are killed, and one journalist is arrested as nationwide protests occur amidst a cost-of-living crisis and rising costs, which Nigerians blame on President Bola Tinubu's new reforms.^[32] A curfew is declared in Kano, Jigawa, Yobe and Katsina States in response to the violence.^[33]
• 5 August – Seven Polish students and faculty of the University of Warsaw are arrested in Kano State on suspicion of displaying Russian flags during protests.^[34] They are released on 28 August.^[35]
• 6 August – Police detain tailors who made Russian flags that were used in anti-government protests in Kano State.^[36]
• 7 August – A boat sinks following an engine explosion in Bayelsa State, killing at least 20 people.^[37]
• 15 August – At least 20 students of the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos are abducted by unidentified gunmen along the Otukpo road in Benue State.^[38] They are subsequently freed on 23 August.^[39]
• 21 August – At least 13 farmers are killed by unidentified gunmen in Niger State.^[40]
• 25 August – Two police officers are killed and three others are injured in an attack in Abuja. A police spokesperson says that the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria was responsible for the attack.^[41]
• 26 August –
  • A one-week nationwide doctors' strike begins in protest over the abduction of one of their members, Ganiyat Popoola, who remains in captivity after being kidnapped in Kaduna in December 2023.^[42]
  • At least 49 people are killed and more than 40,000 people are displaced by flooding caused by heavy rains in Adamawa, Jigawa, and Taraba States.^[43]
• 27 August – The United States donates 10,000 doses of mpox vaccines to Nigeria, making it the first African country to receive them.^[44]
• 31 August – Chidimma Adetshina, who withdrew from the Miss Universe South Africa 2024 competition due to racist abuse, is crowned as Miss Universe Nigeria 2024, defeating 24 other contestants.^[45]

• 1 September – Tarmuwa massacre: At least 130 people are killed after a Islamic State – West Africa Province attack on Tarmuwa, Yobe State.^[46]
• 8 September – At least 52 people and 50 cattle are killed in an explosion caused by a collision between a fuel tanker and a truck in Agaie, Niger State.^[47]
• 9 September – The State Security department arrests Joe Ajaero, the leader of the Nigeria Labour Congress, at Abuja Airport, days after he criticised the Nigerian government for raising gas prices.^[48]
• 10 September – 2024 Alau Dam collapse: The Alau Dam collapses in Borno State following heavy rains, resulting in floods that inundate 15% of the state capital Maiduguri.^[49] and killing more than 80% of animals in the Sanda Kyarimi Park Zoo.^[50] At least 30 people are reported killed due to flooding in the area.^[51]
• 14 September –
  • Thirteen people abducted by an unidentified armed group are rescued by the Nigerian Army in Kaduna State.^[52]
  • A boat capsizes near Gummi, Zamfara State, killing at least 40 people.^[53]
• 15 September – Over 280 inmates are reported to have escaped from a prison in Maiduguri due to damage to prison walls caused by floods.^[54]
• 17 September – At least 25 children are killed when a bus carrying Muslims celebrating Mawlid collides with a truck in Lere, Kaduna State.^[55]

• List of Nigerian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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• 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

• 3 January – Sebastian Brodrick, 85, Olympic footballer (1960).^[57]
• 20 January – Anezi Okoro, 94, author (One Week One Trouble).^[58]

• 4 February – Bukar Ibrahim, 73, politician, senator (2007–2019) and governor of Yobe State (1992–1993, 1999–2007).^[59]
• 5 February – Jimi Solanke, 81, actor (Sango, Shadow Parties), poet, and playwright.^[60]
• 6 February – Joseph Chike Edozien, 98, traditional ruler, king of Asaba (since 1990).^[61]
• 7 February – Ethel Ekpe, 60, actress (Basi and Company).^[62]
• 9 February:
  • Abimbola Ogunbanjo, 61, businessman.^[63]
  • Herbert Wigwe, 57, banker.^[64]
• 10 February – Jones Arogbofa, 71, military officer, chief of staff to the president (2014–2015).^[65]
• 14 February – Folake Onayemi, 59, literary scholar.^[66]
• 28 February – Fabian Osuji, 82, politician, minister of education (2003–2005).

• 2 March – John Okafor, 62, actor (Issakaba) and comedian.^[67]
• 3 March – Eze V. B. C. Onyema III, 97, traditional ruler of Ogwu-Ikpele (since 1976).^[68]
• 10 March – Abubakar Sodangi, 70, politician, senator (1999–2011).
• 14 March – Lekan Balogun, 81, monarch.^[69]
• 24 March – Amaechi Muonagor, 61, actor (Karishika, Aki na Ukwa, Aki and Pawpaw).^[70]
• 26 March – Wole Oguntokun, 56, playwright.^[71]

• 2 April – Ali Chiroma, 91, trade unionist, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (1984–1988).
• 7 April – Aderounmu Adejumoke, 40, actress (Dazzling Mirage, Industreet, Jenifa's Diary).^[72]
• 8 April – Bright Esieme, 31, footballer (Enyimba).^[73]
• 9 April – Saratu Gidado, 56, actress.^[74]
• 10 April – Junior Pope, 39, actor (Professor Johnbull).^[75]
• 11 April – Ogbonnaya Onu, 72, politician, minister of science (2015–2022) and governor of Abia State (1992–1993).^[76]
• 17 April – Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, 57, politician, senator (2015–2019) and member of the House of Representatives (2011–2015).
• 23 April – Zulu Adigwe, actor (Basi and Company, Issakaba, Living in Bondage: Breaking Free).^[77]
• 25 April – Ayogu Eze, 65, politician, senator (2007–2015).^[78]

• 5 May – Lizzy Evoeme, 81, actress (New Masquerade).
• 9 May – Ibrahim Babangida, 47, footballer (FC Volendam).^[79]
• 17 May:
  • Garba Duba, 82, army general and politician, governor of Sokoto State (1984–1985) and Bauchi State (1978–1979).^[80]
  • Tony Ekubia, 64, Nigerian-British boxer.^[81]
• 19 May – Bola Afonja, 81, politician, minister of labour (1993).^[82]
• 24 May – Ayo Banjo, 90, academic administrator, vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan (1984–1991).^[83]
• 25 May – Ibrahim Lamorde, 61, police officer, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (2011–2015).^[84]

• 14 June – Tagwai Sambo, 87, traditional ruler, chief of Moroa (since 1966).
• 17 June – Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla, 69, financial accountant, Accountant-General of the Federation (2011–2015).^[85]
• 16 June – Ekene Abubakar Adams, 39, member of parliament.^[86]

• 30 July – Onyeka Onwenu, 72, singer-songwriter and actress (Half of a Yellow Sun, Lionheart).^[87]

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