2000 in Nigeria

none September 2025 June 2026 2000 The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Nigeria. Incumbents Federal government President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP) Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP) Senate President: Chuba Okadigbo (PDP) (Until 8 August); Anyim Pius Anyim (PDP) (Starting 8 August) House Speaker: Ghali Umar Na'Abba (PDP) Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais Governors Abia State: Orji Uzor Kalu (PDP) Adamawa State: Boni Haruna (PDP) Akwa Ibom State: Obong Victor Attah (PDP) Anambra State: Chinwoke Mbadinuju (PDP) Bauchi State: Adamu Mu'azu (PDP) Bayelsa State: Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (PDP) Benue State: George Akume (PDP) Borno State: Mala Kachalla (APP) Cross River State: Donald Duke (PDP) Delta State: James Ibori (PDP) Ebonyi State: Sam Egwu (PDP) Edo State: Lucky Igbinedion (PDP) Ekiti State: Niyi Adebayo (AD) Enugu State: Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP) Gombe State: Abubakar Habu Hashidu (APP) Imo State: Achike Udenwa (PDP) Jigawa State: Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (APP) Kaduna State: Ahmed Makarfi (PDP) Kano State: Rabiu Kwankwaso (PDP) Katsina State: Umaru Yar'Adua (PDP) Kebbi State: Adamu Aliero (APP) Kogi State: Abubakar Audu (APP) Kwara State: Mohammed Lawal (ANPP) Lagos State: Bola Tinubu (AD) Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Adamu (PDP) Niger State: Abdulkadir Kure (PDP) Ogun State: Olusegun Osoba (AD) Ondo State: Adebayo Adefarati (AD) Osun State: Adebisi Akande (AD) Oyo State: Lam Adesina (AD) Plateau State: Joshua Dariye (PDP) Rivers State: Peter Odili (PDP) Sokoto State: Attahiru Bafarawa (APP) Taraba State: Jolly Nyame (PDP) Yobe State: Bukar Ibrahim (APP) Zamfara State: Ahmad Sani Yerima (ANPP) Events January 27 January - The government of Zamfara, a predominantly Muslim state, institutes Islamic law.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-nigerian-state-adop/182117451/ Nigerian state adopts Islamic code The Kansas City Star Associated Press 28 January 2000 A12 Newspapers.com Eleven other states in the north soon follow suit.A Nigerian State Turns to the Koran for Law https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/world/africa/120899nigeria-muslims.html 2026-06-04 archive.nytimes.com May May - Religious riots erupt in Kaduna over the implementation of Islamic law.Harnischfeger Johannes https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=ftfXThvfQHkC&pg=PA16&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false Democratization and Islamic Law: The Sharia Conflict in Nigeria 2008 Campus Verlag 978-3-593-38256-2 en June 5 June - The Obasanjo administration establishes the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to tackle the human and ecological issues in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria.Sobowale Rasheed 2020-07-25 The NDDC drama since Year 2000 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/07/the-nddc-drama-since-year-2000/ 2026-06-04 Vanguard News en-GBResearch Gate THE NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND THE UNDERDEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGER DELTA REGION OF NIGERIA, 1959-2023 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/398094063_THE_NIGER_DELTA_DEVELOPMENT_COMMISSION_AND_THE_UNDERDEVELOPMENT_OF_THE_NIGER_DELTA_REGION_OF_NIGERIA_1959-2023 October 1 October - Nigeria celebrates 40 years of independence from the United Kingdom.October 1, 2000 Independence Day Speech by Olusegun Obasanjo https://archivi.ng/the-archivist/stories/issue-4/independence-day-speeches-nigeria/2000-independence-day-speech 2026-06-04 archivi.ng en See also Timeline of Nigerian history References 2000 Category:Years of the 20th century in Nigeria Category:2000s in Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria