1977 in Nigeria

none 1977 June 2026 The following is a list of events in 1977 in Nigeria. Incumbents Head of State: Olusegun Obasanjo Deputy Head of State: Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Commissioner of Defence: Olusegun Obasanjo Chief of Army Staff: Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma Chief Justice: Darnley Arthur Alexander Events 15 January–12 February – FESTAC 77 held in Lagos.FESTAC: Upbeat Finale https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1977/02/14/festac-upbeat-finale/e97a144d-bd6a-4e03-ba18-e0be4217d057/ Washington Post 20 July 2021 14 February 19771977 Festac '77 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1214362 The Black Perspective in Music 5 1 104–117 10.2307/1214362 0090-7790 subscription 18 February – Kalakuta Republic, a communal compound founded by political activist Fela Kuti is destroyed by armed soldiers.Fela's compound is attacked https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/16/felas-compound-attacked the Guardian 20 July 2021 en 15 June 2011Kalakuta Museum https://felakuti.com/legacy/kalakuta-museum 2026-06-05 Fela Kuti en August – West African Games held in Lagos.Nigeria: First Ever West African Games Open In Lagos https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA5G1NEL9OHICBS1A8WO6M33EWF-NIGERIA-FIRST-EVER-WEST-AFRICAN-GAMES-OPEN-IN-LAGOS/query/Lagos www.britishpathe.com 20 July 2021 Nigerian Academy of Science is established.Hin Leo Tan Wee Subramaniam R. Communicating Science to the Public: Opportunities and Challenges for the Asia-Pacific Region 24 July 2014 Springer 978-94-017-9097-0 190 https://books.google.com/books?id=vvYkBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA190 en Births 16 October – Lucy Ejike, Paralympic powerlifterLucy Ejike - Powerlifting Paralympic Athlete Profile https://www.paralympic.org/lucy-ejike International Paralympic Committee 20 July 2021 en 15 September – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, authorChimamanda Ngozi Adichie https://www.britannica.com/explore/100women/profiles/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers 27 July 2021 en 25 March 2020 References 1977 Category:1970s in Nigeria Category:Years of the 20th century in Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria