1996 in Nigeria

none 1996 June 2026June 2026 Events in the year 1996 in Nigeria. Incumbents Head of State – Sani AbachaSani Abacha Military dictator, Head of State, Human rights abuses Britannica https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sani-Abacha www.britannica.com 6 April 2024 en Chief of General Staff – Oladipo DiyaBalogun Joseph A. Reimagining Nigeria's Educational System: Improving Academic Performance Through High Stakes Standardized Testing 20 September 2023 Taylor & Francis 978-1-000-93506-6 36 https://books.google.com/books?id=Dy3PEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT36 en Births 20 January – Ese Brume, athleteEse BRUME Profile World Athletics https://worldathletics.org/athletes/nigeria/ese-brume-14591118 worldathletics.org 14 May 2023 29 January – Junior Ajayi, footballerOlympedia – Junior Ajayi https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/135318 www.olympedia.org 6 April 2024 28 February – Stanley Amuzie, footballerOlympedia – Stanley Amuzie https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/135324 www.olympedia.org 6 April 2024 3 May – Alex Iwobi, footballerAlex Iwobi https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/alex-iwobi_prs370703/person.shtml www.tntsports.co.uk 6 April 2024 17 May – Abbas Abubakar Abbas, Bahraini athleteOlympedia – Abubakar Abbas https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132952 www.olympedia.org 6 April 2024 22 August – Saviour Godwin, footballerOlympedia – Saviour Godwin https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/1006282 www.olympedia.org 6 April 2024 3 October – Kelechi Iheanacho, footballerKelechi Iheanacho Leicester City Forward, Profile & Stats Premier League https://www.premierleague.com/players/13554/Kelechi-Iheanacho/overview www.premierleague.com 6 April 2024 en 7 October – Divine Oduduru, athleteOlympedia – Divine Oduduru https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/135293 www.olympedia.org 6 April 2024 17 October – Ayomide Folorunso, Italian athleteOlympedia – Ayomide Folorunso https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130634 www.olympedia.org 6 April 2024 12 November – Rafiatu Lawal, weightlifterRafiatu Lawal https://www.birmingham2022.com/athletes/rafiatu-folashade-lawal/cf39b883-9621-4400-8191-ba8f0243af36 Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022 20 January 2023 en 16 December – Wilfred Ndidi, footballerWilfred Ndidi https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/wilfred-ndidi_prs358279/person.shtml www.tntsports.co.uk 6 April 2024 References 1996 1996 Nigeria Nigeria Category:1990s in Nigeria