2002 in Nigeria

none November 2025 2002 June 2026 Timeline of Nigerian history Incumbents Federal government President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP) Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP) Senate President: Anyim Pius Anyim (PDP) House Speaker: Ghali Umar Na'Abba (PDP) Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais Governors Abia State: Orji Uzor Kalu Adamawa State: Boni Haruna Akwa Ibom State: Victor Attah Anambra State: Chinwoke Mbadinuju Bauchi State: Adamu Mu'azu Bayelsa State: Diepreye Alamieyeseigha Benue State: George Akume Borno State: Mala Kachalla Cross River State: Donald Duke Delta State: James Ibori Ebonyi State: Sam Egwu Edo State: Lucky Igbinedion Ekiti State: Niyi Adebayo Enugu State: Chimaroke Nnamani Gombe State: Abubakar Habu Hashidu Imo State: Achike Udenwa Jigawa State: Ibrahim Saminu Turaki Kaduna State: Ahmed Makarfi Kano State: Rabiu Kwankwaso Katsina State: Umaru Yar'Adua Kebbi State: Adamu Aliero Kogi State: Abubakar Audu Kwara State: Mohammed Lawal Lagos State: Bola Tinubu Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Adamu Niger State: Abdulkadir Kure Ogun State: Olusegun Osoba Ondo State: Adebayo Adefarati Osun State: Adebisi Akande Oyo State: Lam Adesina Plateau State: Joshua Dariye Rivers State: Peter Odili Sokoto State: Attahiru Bafarawa Taraba State: Jolly Nyame Yobe State: Bukar Ibrahim Zamfara State: Ahmad Sani Yerima Events January January 27 — The Lagos Armoury Explosion killed at least 1,100 people and displaced over 20,000.https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/january-27/explosions-trigger-deadly-panic-in-nigeria Armory explosions trigger deadly panic in Nigeria History.com 13 November 2009 24 November 20252026-06-04 Armoury Explosion In Lagos, Nigeria WHO Regional Office for Africa https://www.afro.who.int/news/armoury-explosion-lagos-nigeria 2026-06-06 www.afro.who.int en2002-01-28 Eyewitness: Lagos blast http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1786434.stm 2026-06-06 en-GBArmoury Explosion In Lagos, Nigeria http://www.afro.who.int/country_offices_press/2002/pr2002_nigeria.html https://web.archive.org/web/20030502154304/http://www.afro.who.int/country_offices_press/2002/pr2002_nigeria.html 2003-05-02 2026-06-06 www.afro.who.int2002-01-28 Lagos blasts leave 600 dead http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1786465.stm 2026-06-06 en-GB October October 10 — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled against Nigeria in favor of Cameroon over the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula territory.THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE NIGERIA-CAMEROON BOUNDARY DISPUTE: A CASE STUDY OF BAKASSI PENINSULA – Research Key https://www.researchkey.net/the-role-of-international-court-of-justice-in-the-nigeria-cameroon-boundary-dispute/ 2026-06-06 en-GBJudgment of 10 October 2002 INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE https://www.icj-cij.org/node/103194 2026-06-06 www.icj-cij.orgLand and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria (Cameroon v. Nigeria https://www.icj-cij.org/case/94&ved=2ahUKEwjVwd6U2fGUAxV9dUEAHcgNGx8QFnoECCEQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0Ae7EP1sn1kxIfze4qfpXgjVwd6U2fGUAxV9dUEAHcgNGx8QFnoECCIQAQ November November — Religious riots erupt over the Miss World pageant hosted in Abuja; The pageant is subsequently moved to London.CNN.com - Nigeria Miss World strife goes on - Nov. 27, 2002 https://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/11/27/nigeria.fatwa/ 2026-06-06 www.cnn.com2002-11-23 Nigeria calls off Miss World show http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2505353.stm 2026-06-06 en-GBIsioma Daniel, Miss World 2002, The World at Their Feet http://www.isioma.net/sds03002.html 2026-06-06 www.isioma.net2003-07-22 The Miss World Riots https://www.hrw.org/report/2003/07/22/miss-world-riots/continued-impunity-killings-kaduna Human Rights Watch en References 2002 in Nigeria Category:2000s in Nigeria Category:Years of the 21st century in Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria