2020 in Nigeria explained

See also: 2020 in West Africa.

The following is a list of events in 2020 in Nigeria.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC)
• Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC)
• Senate President: Ahmed Lawan (APC)
• House Speaker: Femi Gbajabiamila (APC)
• Chief Justice: Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad

Governors

• Abia State: Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP)
• Adamawa State: Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri (PDP)
• Akwa Ibom State: Udom Gabriel Emmanuel (PDP)
• Anambra State: Willie Obiano (APGA)
• Bauchi State: Bala Muhammed (PDP)
• Bayelsa State: Henry Seriake Dickson (PDP) (until 14 February); Duoye Diri (PDP) (starting 14 February)
• Benue State: Samuel Ortom (PDP)
• Borno State: BabaGana Umara (APC)
• Cross River State: Benedict Ayade (PDP)
• Delta State: Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP)
• Ebonyi State: Dave Umahi (PDP)
• Edo State: Godwin Obaseki (APC)
• Ekiti State: Kayode Fayemi (APC)
• Enugu State: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP)
• Gombe State: Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (APC)
• Imo State: Emeka Ihedioha (PDP) (until 15 January); Hope Uzodinma (APC) (starting 15 January)
• Jigawa State: Badaru Abubakar (APC)
• Kaduna State: Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai (APC)
• Kano State: Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (APC)
• Katsina State: Aminu Bello Masari (APC)
• Kebbi State: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC)
• Kogi State: Yahaya Bello (APC)
• Kwara State: AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq (APC)
• Lagos State: Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC)
• Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Sule (APC)
• Niger State: Abubakar Sani Bello (APC)
• Ogun State: Dapo Abiodun (APC)
• Ondo State: Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu (APC)
• Osun State: Adegboyega Oyetola (APC)
• Oyo State: Oluwaseyi Makinde (PDP)
• Plateau State: Simon Lalong (APC)
• Rivers State: Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (PDP) (since 29 May 2015)
• Sokoto State: Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (PDP)
• Taraba State: Arch. Darius Ishaku (PDP)
• Yobe State: Mai Mala Buni (APC)
• Zamfara State: Bello Matawalle (PDP)

Events

January

• 3 January – 19 people are killed and homes and other buildings are burned by unidentified gunmen in Tawari, Kogi State.^[1]
• 6 January – 2020 Gamboru bombing: 30 killed and 35 injured in a bomb explosion in Gamboru, Borno State, apparently by Boko Haram.^[2]
• 8 January – American rapper Cardi B announces she will seek Nigerian citizenship.^[3]
• 15 January – 50th anniversary of the end of the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970).^[4]
• 16 January – Three aid workers who were held hostage since 22 December 2019 are released in Borno State.^[5]
• 24 January – Lassa fever outbreak kills 29 in 11 states this month.^[6]
• 31 January – U.S. President Donald Trump expands the travel ban to include Nigeria and five other countries.^[7]

February

• 1 February – A ban on commercial motorcycles goes into effect in Lagos State.^[8]
• 4 February
  • US $300 million (£230 million) seized from former president Sani Abacha's laundered accounts will be returned to Nigeria.^[9]
  • Senate approves budget for customs.^[10]
• 7 February – American rapper Lil Wayne says, "I'm more Nigerian than American."^[11]
• 9 February – At least 30 people killed in Auno, Borno State, apparently by Boko Haram.^[12]
• 14 February – International flights to Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos are diverted to Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, due to poor weather and complications with new equipment.^[13]
• 27 February – A stolen bronze statue from Ifẹ in the Yoruba kingdom is seized at the Mexico City International Airport and returned to Nigeria.^[14] The statue is later found to be a fake.^[15]
• 28 February – The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed an Italian citizen who works in Lagos has been confirmed as the first case of COVID-19 in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa.^[16]

March

• 4 March - Four police officers and two militiamen were killed by Boko Haram militants during a raid on an army base in Damboa, Borno State.^[17]
• 9 March – The emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, is dethroned for "disrespect to lawful instructions".^[18]
• 15 March - Abule-Ado explosion, Lagos State, killed at least 15 people and destroyed around 50 buildings.^[19]
• 24 March – March 2020 Chad and Nigeria massacres: About 70 soldiers are ambushed and killed by Boko Haram in Goneri village, Borno State.^[20]

April

• 13 April – People of African origin, including Nigerians, have faced discrimination in Guangzhou and elsewhere in China. Africans from Nigeria, Togo and Benin have been evicted from hotels in the middle of the night, a group of African students was forced to take COVID-19 tests despite not having travelled recently, and others reported being threatened with having their visas and work permits revoked.^[21]
• 17 April – Considerable fake news about the coronavirus is circulating in Africa.^[22]
• 18 April – April 2020 Katsina attacks: Armed bandits kill 47 people in attacks on villages in Katsina State.^[23]
• 19 April – Twenty-one employees of ExxonMobil from Akwa Ibom State were arrested for violating state quarantine standards in Rivers State, but were released when the union threatened industrial action. It is unknown if any of the arrested men have symptoms of infection.^[24]
• 23 April – Nigeria has tested only 7,153 people for COVID-19, 0.03% of the population. 873 cases and 28 deaths have been reported, but the Africa Centers for Disease Control fears the numbers may go much higher.^[25]
• 25 April – The Central Bank of Nigeria took 1.47 trillion naira ($3.8 billion) from lenders as additional cash reserves for failing to meet regulatory targets.^[26]
• 28 April – Gravediggers in Kano report a mysterious increase in deaths. There is speculation that the deaths may be linked to the coronavirus pandemic, but no one knows since autopsies are not routinely done. Another possibility is that the deaths may be related to other underlying diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, meningitis and acute malaria that have gone untreated because many hospitals are closed.^[27]
• 30 April – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Kano triple from 77 at the beginning of the week to 219 as health authorities ramp up "verbal autopsies". State officials insist most of the fatalities were due to other diseases rather than COVID-19. Nasiru Sani Gwarzo, head of the presidential COVID-19 taskforce sent to Kano, said the rise in deaths was also due to cuts to medical services for other ailments as a result of the crisis.^[28]

May

• 6 May – Olalekan Hameed is sentenced to death in a trial broadcast on Zoom for the murder of his employer's mother.^[29]
• 15 May – A controversial plan to close Koranic schools in 19 northern states and sending ′′almajirai′′ (″pupils″) home results in spreading COVID-19. Sixty-five boys test positive in Kaduna, 91 in Jigawa, eight in Gombe, and seven in Bauchi State.^[30]
• 18 May – Boko Haram extremists attacked a village just as people were preparing to break their Ramadan fast after sundown, killing at least 20 people in the first attack of its kind in northeastern Nigeria since the holy month began.^[31]
• 30 May – #JusticeForUwa is trending in Nigeria, with the family of Uwavera Omozuwa family appealing for help to track down her rapists and killers in a church in Benin City, Edo State.^[32]

June

• 9 June – Gunmen suspected of belonging to Boko Haram kill 81 villagers in Borno State.^[33] Another 20 people are killed in an attack in Katsina State.
• 10 June – The World Trade Organization accepts the nomination of two-time Nigerian minister Okonjo-Iweala as its Director-General.^[34]
• 11 June – An Aide-de-camp to First Lady Aisha Buhari is arrested after shooting at presidential nephew and aide Sabiu Yusuf when the latter refuses to go into self-isolation after a trip to Lagos.^[35]
• 12 June
  • Comments by Senator Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress
  • All 36 of Nigeria's governors resolved to declare a state of emergency over rape and other gender-based violence against women and children in the country.^[36]
  • U.S.-based streaming company Netflix pairs up with filmmaker Mo Abudu, owner of EbonyLife TV (ELTV), to create two new TV series and several films.^[37]
• 22 June – Cross River gorillas including babies, once thought to be an extinct species, are captured on film by conservationists in the Mbe Mountains near the border with Cameroon.^[38]

July

• 8 July – Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja and Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos reestablish domestic flights after a three-month shutdown; other airports will open soon. No date has been given for the resumption of international flights.^[39]
• 13 July – A retired American woman was rescued by a Police Intelligence Response Team after being held hostage for 15 months by a 34-year-old man in a hotel. The man had extorted US$48,000 from her.^[40]
• 18 July – Between three and 16 security forces died and up to 28 are wounded in an attack inside a forest near Jibia in Katsina state.^[41]
• 23 July – Militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province, which broke away from Boko Haram several years ago, claimed responsibility for killing five aid workers who were kidnapped last month in northeastern Nigeria.^[42]
• 29 July - Fourteen people are killed in a mass shooting in Kogi State.

August

• 11 August – Musician Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, 22, is sentenced to death by hanging in Kano State for blasphemy against Muhammad.^[43] A number of Independent UN human rights experts, including the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune, urged the Government to immediately release the singer.^[44]
• 20 August – The army regains control of Kukawa, Borno, where the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) had taken hundreds of captives on 18 August.^[45]
• 23 August – Two die in clashes between security forces and Biafran separatists.^[46]
• 25 August - Eighteen people were killed after Islamic State in West Africa militants planted an improvised explosive device on the road between Monguno and Baga, Borno.^[47]

October

• 20 October - Lekki massacre in the #Endsars protest, armed security personnel use live bullets to disperse crowd in Lekki leading to casualties and fatalities. Lagos State's governor declares a 24 hours curfew in the state.^[48]
• 30 October – NaijaHacks, Africa's largest Hackathon, holds NaijaHacks from home 2020 Hackathon.^[49]
• 31 October - United States Navy SEALs from the Naval Special Warfare Development Group rescued a 27-year-old American hostage held captive by armed gunmen near the border with Niger.^[50]

November

• 14 November – Witnesses say that soldiers shot civilians during a peaceful protest is Lagos on 20 October.^[51]
• 28 November - Koshebe massacre: 110 civilians and peasant farmers were killed and six were wounded as they worked in rice fields in Koshebe village. It is the deadliest attack against civilians in Nigeria this year.^[52]

December

• 8 December – Amnesty International says 10,000 civilians have died while in police custody since the beginning of the Boko Haram insurgency in 2011.^[53]
• 14 December – About half the 800 boys kidnapped by bandits in Katsina State are still unaccounted for.^[54]
• 16 December – Seventeen of the schoolboys kidnapped by Boko Haram are rescued and two are killed; 300 are still unaccounted for.^[55]
• 18 December – The schoolboys are released. One hundred girls kidnapped in the 2014 Chibok kidnapping are still missing.^[56]
• 22 December – Eighty Muslim schoolboys are kidnapped and then released in Katsina State.^[57]
• 25 December – Boku Haram militants kill eleven people and burn a church in Pemi, Borno State.^[58]
• 29 December – The International Monetary Fund estimates the GDP of Nigeria at US$442.976 billion, making it the largest in Africa and the 26th largest in the world.^[59]
• 31 December – Traditional Christian "crossover" end-of-year celebrations are subdued as churches are held to 50% capacity. Nigeria has had 85,500 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 1,260, although the actual totals may be higher because of a low testing rate.^[60]
• December – Akwa Ibom Christmas Village is inaugurated by Governor Udom Emmanuel.^[61]

Scheduled events

• 29 October − Mawlid Muslim and public holiday^[62]
• 22 December – Sambisa Memorial Day, Borno State
• 25 December – Christmas Day (Christian holiday)
• 26 December – Boxing Day public holiday

Deaths

January

• 9 January – Chukwuemeka Ike, writer.^[63]
• 13 January – Toyosi Arigbabuwo, actor.^[64]

February

• 2 February – Peter Aluma, basketball player.^[65]
• 4 February
  • Asiwaju Yinka Mafe, politician.^[66]
  • Adnan Bostaji, Saudi Arabian ambassador to Nigeria.^[67]
• 10 February – Ignatius Datong Longjan, politician and Senator.^[68]
• 12 February – Victor Olaiya, highlife trumpeter.^[69]
• 14 February – Peter Iornzuul Adoboh, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Katsina-Ala.^[70]

March

• 1 March
  • Pa Kasumu, actor.^[71]
  • Ndidi Nwosu, powerlifter and Paralympic champion.^[72]
• 22 March – Ifeanyi George, footballer.^[73]

April

• 11 April – Dr. Aliyu Yakubu, doctor.
• 15 April – Dr. Emeka Chugbo, doctor.^[74]
• 21 April – Richard Akinjide, jurist and former Minister of Justice.^[75]
• 30 April – Tony Allen, drummer.^[76]

June

• 1 June – Majek Fashek, reggae singer and songwriter.^[77]
• 17 June – Dan Foster, DJ and judge on Nigeria's Got Talent.^[78]
• 23 June – Shafkat Bose Adewoyin, Nollywood actress.^[79]
• 25 June
  • Abiola Ajimobi, politician, former Governor of Oyo State.^[80]
  • Ogun Majek, Nollywood actor^[81]
• 28 June – Nasir Ajanah, chief judge of Kogi State.^[82]
• 29 June – Bode Akindele, Parakoyi of Ibadanland and businessman.^[83]

July

• 6 July – Inuwa Abdulkadir, politician.^[84]
• 8 July – Jimmy Johnson, actor.^[85]
• 14 July – Tolulope Arotile, helicopter pilot.^[86]
• 20 July – Ismaila Isa Funtua, politician.^[87]

August

• 4 August – Joseph Thlama Dawha, chemical engineer, former managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.^[88]
• 8 August – Buruji Kashamu, politician, former Senator.^[89]
• 15 August – Wilberforce Juta, politician, former Governor of Gongola State.^[90]
• 31 August – John Felagha, footballer.^[91]

September

• 4 September – Ajibade Babalade, 48, footballer (Shooting Stars, national team); cardiac arrest.^[92]
• 13 September – Ayo Akinwale, actor.^[93]
• 17 September – Jimoh Aliu, actor.^[94]
• 20 September – Shehu Idris, 84, aristocrat, Emir of Zazzau (since 1975).^[95]

October

• 12 October – Abai Ikwechegh, 97, jurist.^[96]
• 13 October – J. P. Clark, 85, poet.^[97]
• 26 October – Theophilus Adeleke Akinyele, 88, civil servant.^[98]

December

• 11 December – Sam Nda-Isaiah, 58, political columnist, entrepreneur and journalist, founder of Leadership.
• 17 December – Peter Yariyok Jatau, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Kaduna (1975–2007).^[99]
• 21 December – Ikenwoli Godfrey Emiko, 65, traditional ruler, Olu of Warri (since 2015); COVID-19.^[100]
• 25 December – Chico Ejiro, film producer and director, seizure.^[101]
• 29 December – Gregory Ochiagha, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Orlu (1980–2008).^[102]

See also

• Nigeria Vision 2020
• Economy of Nigeria
• Human rights in Nigeria
• Boko Haram insurgency
• Kankara kidnapping
• 2020 in politics and government
• Nigeria national football team results (2020–present)
• Nigeria national under-19 cricket team
• List of highest-grossing Nigerian films
• List of Nigerian actors
• List of Nigerian films of 2020
• COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria

External links

• National Mosque’s Chief Imam opens up on Boko Haram, Misconceptions about Islam; National Muslim News, 2 March 2020
• Coronavirus: How vulnerable are health workers in Nigeria?
• Katsina: The motorcycle bandits terrorising northern Nigeria
• A new master's house: The architect decolonising Nigerian design

Notes and References

1. Web site: Unidentified gunmen kill 19 people in central Nigeria. 7 September 2020. www.aljazeera.com.
2. https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-hit-by-deadly-bomb-attack-near-cameroon/a-51908242 Nigeria hit by deadly bomb attack near Cameroon
3. Web site: 8 January 2020. Cardi B's pledge to seek Nigerian citizenship sparks rivalry. 7 September 2020. AP NEWS.
4. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/nigerians-mark-50-years-bloody-civil-war-200114070105941.html Nigerians mark 50 years of the end of bloody civil war
5. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/armed-group-frees-kidnapped-hostages-nigeria-200116090302678.html Armed group frees kidnapped hostages in Nigeria
6. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/lassa-fever-outbreak-kills-dozens-nigeria-200127062952931.html Lassa fever outbreak kills dozens in Nigeria
7. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/trump-expand-travel-ban-additional-countries-official-200131201717956.html Trump expands travel ban to six additional countries
8. https://allafrica.com/stories/202002040114.html Nigeria: Effects of Okada, Keke Ban Bite Harder As Lagosians Resume Work
9. News: Jersey bank's £230m seizure set to be returned to Nigeria. https://web.archive.org/web/20200204140232/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-jersey-51369080. 4 February 2020. BBC News. 4 February 2020.
10. https://dailypost.ng/2020/02/04/2020-budget-senate-okays-n238-15bn-for-customs/ 2020 budget: Senate okays N238.15bn for Customs
11. https://allafrica.com/stories/202002060176.html Nigeria: I'm More Nigerian Than American - Lil Wayne
12. News: At least 30 people have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno region after suspected Boko Haram fighters set ablaze several trucks carrying passengers on Sunday night, eyewitnesses and residents told Reuters. . Reuters . . Suspected Boko Haram Fighters Kill at Least 30 in Nigeria . https://archive.today/20200211183018/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/10/world/africa/nigeria-boko-haram.html . 11 February 2020 . 10 February 2020.
13. Web site: CNN World. Aisha Salaudeen . 14 February 2020. International flights to Lagos divert to Ghana due to poor equipment, leaving passengers stranded.
14. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51657151?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world/latin_america&link_location=live-reporting-story Mexico returns ancient bronze sculpture to Nigeria
15. https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/yoruba-archeological-piece-mexico-returned-nigeria-false Yoruba archeological piece Mexico returned to Nigeria is false
16. Web site: Nigeria confirms first coronavirus case in Sub-Saharan Africa. 28 February 2020. France 24. en. 28 February 2020.
17. Web site: Six killed in attack on Nigeria military base . www.aljazeera.com.
18. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/influential-nigerian-traditional-ruler-dethroned-200309174644836.html Influential Nigerian traditional ruler dethroned
19. News: Lagos gas blast kills 15, destroys several buildings, Nigerian officials say . 15 March 2020 . . Angela . Ukomadu . Seun . Sanni . Camillus . Eboh . Chijioke . Ohuocha . William . Maclean . Alexandra . Hudson . An explosion at a gas processing plant on Sunday killed at least 15 people and destroyed about 50 buildings after a fire broke out in a suburb of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, emergency services said. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said the explosion was triggered after a truck hit some gas cylinders stacked in a gas processing plant near the corporation’s pipeline in Abule Ado area of Lagos state..
20. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/50-nigerian-soldiers-killed-boko-haram-ambush-200324185317954.html At least 50 Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram ambush
21. News: China accused of discriminating against Africans as part of coronavirus fight . . 20 April 2020 . Givetash . Linda . Moschella . Matteo . 20 April 2020.
22. News: Coronavirus: What misinformation has spread in Africa? . . 20 April 2020.
23. News: 'Armed bandits' kill 47 in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state: police . Hazzad . Ardo . 19 April 2020 . . 19 April 2020.
24. News: Nigerian oil union suspends industrial action after Exxon Mobil workers freed . Owolabi . Tife . 19 April 2020 . . 20 April 2020.
25. News: Africa's 43% jump in virus cases in 1 week worries experts . Imray . Gerald . 23 April 2020 . . 24 April 2020 . en.
26. News: Nigerian Banks to Take $3.8 Billion Hit for Missing Targets . Osae-Brown . Anthony . Onu . Emele . 25 April 2020 . . 26 April 2020.
27. News: What is behind Nigeria's unexplained deaths in Kano? . Izundu . Chi Chi . 28 April 2020 . . 28 April 2020.
28. News: Virus cases leap in Nigeria's Kano . . . 1 May 2020 . 2 May 2020.
29. News: Coronavirus: Nigeria's death penalty by Zoom 'inhumane' . 6 May 2020 . . 7 May 2020.
30. News: Coronavirus in Nigeria: The child beggars at the heart of the outbreak . 16 May 2020 . . 17 May 2020.
31. News: Authorities: Boko Haram attacks Nigerian village, killing 20 . Umar . Haruna . 18 May 2020 . . 18 May 2020.
32. News: #JusticeForUwa trends in Nigeria after student murdered in church . 31 May 2020 . . 1 June 2020.
33. Web site: Fighters kill dozens, raze village in Nigeria's Borno state . www.aljazeera.com . 13 June 2020.
34. Web site: Udo . Bassey . Nigeria: WTO Names Okonjo-Iweala Among Candidates for DG Election . allAfrica.com . 13 June 2020 . en . 10 June 2020.
35. Web site: Nigeria: Gunshots in Presidency As Aisha Buhari Moves Against President's Aide, ADC Arrested . allAfrica.com . 13 June 2020 . en . 13 June 2020.
36. Web site: Nigeria: All 36 Governors Declare State of Emergency Over Rapes and Violence . allAfrica.com . Voice of America . 13 June 2020 . en . 13 June 2020.
37. Web site: Aisha Salaudeen. Netflix partners with Nigerian filmmaker in new major deal. 27 June 2020. CNN. 12 June 2020 .
38. News: Rare gorillas in Nigeria captured on camera with babies . Petesch . Carley . 8 July 2020 . . 8 July 2020.
39. News: Nigeria restarts domestic flights amid easing coronavirus restrictions . Achirga . Abraham . 8 July 2020 . . 8 July 2020.
40. News: American woman freed after being held captive in Nigeria . 13 July 2020 . . 13 July 2020.
41. Web site: World News - BBC News . BBC News . 19 July 2020 . 31 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220731093633/https://www.bbc.com/news/world . dead .
42. Web site: Islamic State group says it killed 5 aid workers in Nigeria . AP NEWS . 25 July 2020 . 23 July 2020.
43. News: Nigerian singer sentenced to death for blasphemy in Kano state . . 10 August 2020 . 17 September 2020.
44. Web site: 28 September 2020. Rights experts denounce death sentence against Nigerian singer who posted on WhatsApp. 13 February 2021. UN News. en.
45. Web site: Nigerian army says 'in full control' of town where hostages taken . www.aljazeera.com . 20 August 2020.
46. News: Nigerian security clash with Biafra separatists turns deadly - DSS . 23 August 2020 . . 24 August 2020.
47. News: Nigerian soldiers and police killed in IS ambush in Borno state . 27 September 2020 . . The Nigerian military says 18 people have been left dead after an ambush on a government convoy in the north-east of the country. It said four soldiers, 10 police officers and four civilians were killed in the attack targeting Borno state officials on Friday..
48. News: End Sars protests: People 'shot dead' in Lagos, Nigeria . 21 October 2020.
49. News: MENAFN. NaijaHacks announces the 2020 virtual NaijaHacks from home. 21 September 2020.
50. News: Navy Commandos Rescue American Kidnapped in Niger. The New York Times. 31 October 2020. Schmitt. Eric.
51. News: George . Libby . 'The soldiers kept shooting:' witnesses testify in Lagos protest probe . 15 November 2020 . . 14 November 2020.
52. News: Northeast Nigeria attack claimed at least 110 lives: UN . The Guardian . 29 November 2020.
53. News: Olukoya . Sam . 10,000 Nigerians died in military custody, alleges Amnesty . 8 December 2020 . . 8 December 2020.
54. News: Nigeria school attack: Gunmen who seized children in Katsina 'surrounded' . 14 December 2020 . . 14 December 2020.
55. News: 17 Nigerian students rescued from Boko Haram, two dead: Official . 17 December 2020 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . 16 December 2020 . en.
56. News: Nigerian official: More than 300 abducted schoolboys freed . 18 December 2020 . AP NEWS . AP . 17 December 2020.
57. News: More students abducted in Nigeria but are quickly rescued . 22 December 2020 . AP NEWS . 20 December 2020.
58. News: Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack . 26 December 2020 . . 25 December 2020.
59. News: Emejo . James . Nigeria Remains Largest Economy in Africa, 26th in the World - IMF . 3 January 2021 . allAfrica.com . This Day . 29 December 2020 . en.
60. News: Nigerian worshippers at a loss as 'crossover' prayers cancelled . 31 December 2020 . . . 31 December 2020.
61. Web site: Udonquak . Aniefiok . 2020-12-31 . Akwa Ibom Christmas village generates over N1 billion in one month - . 2024-01-15 . Businessday NG . en-US.
62. Web site: Holidays and observances in Nigeria in 2020. 2 May 2020. www.timeanddate.com. en.
63. https://www.sunnewsonline.com/breaking-news-chukwuemeka-ike-is-dead/ Chukwuemeka Ike is dead
64. Web site: Veteran Actor Toyosi Arigbabuwo Is Dead . 14 January 2020 . 4 February 2020 . 15 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200115141844/https://guardian.ng/life/nollywood-actor-toyosi-arigbabuwo-is-dead/ . live .
65. Web site: Liberty great Peter Aluma dead at the age of 46 . 4 February 2020 . 29 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201129203202/https://www.aseaofred.com/liberty-great-peter-aluma-dead-at-the-age-of-46/ . live .
66. Web site: Former Ogun Assembly Leader, Yinka Mafe, Dies After Celebrating 46th Birthday . 5 February 2020 . 8 February 2020 . 6 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200206153724/https://tribuneonlineng.com/breaking-former-ogun-assembly-leader-yinka-mafe-dies-after-celebrating-46th-birthday/ . live .
67. https://dailypost.ng/2020/02/04/saudi-arabian-ambassador-to-nigeria-bostaji-is-dead/ Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, Bostaji is dead
68. Web site: Plateau Senator, Ignatius Longjan dies in Turkish hospital . 10 February 2020 . 14 February 2020 . 6 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200306044022/https://www.tvcnews.tv/plateau-senator-ignatius-longjan-dies-in-turkish-hospital/ . live .
69. Web site: Victor Olaiya, Nigerian highlife musician, dies at 89 . 12 February 2020 . 14 February 2020 . 17 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217161914/https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/victor-olaiya-nigerian-highlife-musician-dies-at-89/ . live .
70. Web site: Katsina-Ala Catholic Diocese loses Bishop, Most Rev Dr. Peter Iornzuul Adoboh. . 28 April 2020 . 16 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200216073919/https://ait.live/katsina-ala-catholic-diocese-loses-bishop-most-rev-dr-peter-iornzuul-adoboh/ . dead .
71. Web site: Veteran Yoruba actor, Pa Kasumu is dead . 3 March 2020 . 2 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200302132244/https://dailypost.ng/2020/03/01/veteran-yoruba-actor-pa-kasumu-is-dead/ . live .
72. Web site: Nigeria's Female Paralympic Gold Medalist Ndidi Nwosu Is Dead . 28 April 2020 . 6 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200406154040/https://www.brila.net/nigerias-female-paralympic-gold-medalist-ndidi-nwosu-is-dead/ . live .
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74. News: Coronavirus kills 'brilliant' doctor in Nigeria. 16 April 2020. BBC News.
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