2022 in Nigeria explained
Events in the year 2022 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
Federal government
Governors
Events
Ongoing – 2022 Nigeria floods, Boko Haram insurgency, COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, Herder-farmer conflicts in Nigeria, Insurgency in Southeastern Nigeria, Nigerian bandit conflict
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
- 5 September - Six people are killed after a building collapses in Lagos.[13]
- 12 September - Five people are killed during an attack on a senator's convoy in Anambra.[14]
- 21 September - Fulani herdsmen shoot and kill 14 civilians in Logo, Benue State.[15]
- 24 September - Fifteen people are killed and many others are injured after armed bandits attacked a mosque in Zamfara.[16]
October
November
December
Culture
January
- 1 January - Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke released on Netflix[26]
May
Deaths
- 1 January -
- 2 January - Saliu Adetunji, 93, traditional ruler, Olubadan of Ibadan (since 2016).[29]
- 3 January - Bashir Tofa, 74, Nigerian politician, MP (1977–1979)
- 11 January - Ernest Shonekan, 9th Head of State.[30]
- 29 January - Ibrahim Naʼiddah, 68, Nigerian politician, MLA from Zamfara State.[31]
- 8 February - Abdulkadir Abubakar Rano, a major figure of the Nigeria Police Force.[32]
- 8 April - Osinachi Nwachukwu, 42, gospel singer (cause undisclosed)[33]
- 14 April - Orlando Julius, 79, Afrobeat saxophonist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter[34]
- 22 April - Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III.[35]
- 11 June - Amb Osayomore Joseph, 69, highlife pioneer[36]
- 25 November - Sammie Okposo, 51, Nigerian gospel singer[37]
- 15 December - Ademola Rasaq Seriki, 63, Nigerian politician, MP (1998–1999).[38]
- 17 December - Sunday Tuoyo, 84, Nigerian military officer and politician, governor of Ondo State (1978–1979).[39]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2022-02-11. Bandits storm Zamfara community for supporting security agents, kill five residents. 2022-02-13. en-GB.
- Web site: 2022-02-11. Woman Instigating Attacks Against Her Village In Northwest Nigeria To Avenge Son's Death. 2022-02-13. HumAngle Media. en-US.
- Web site: 2022-02-12. That Ibadan heist: Whodunit?, By Oladeinde Olawoyin. 2022-02-13. en-GB.
- News: Police tok how armed robbers wey reach 10 attack bullion van for Ibadan. pcm. BBC News Pidgin. 2022-02-13.
- Web site: 2022-02-13. Insecurity: 10 police officers, 32 others killed across Nigeria last week. 2022-02-13. en-GB.
- Web site: Muhammad . Garba . Gunmen kill at least 62 vigilantes in Nigeria's Kebbi state . Reuters . March 8, 2022 . August 18, 2022.
- Web site: Agence France-Presse . Gunmen in Northwest Nigeria Kill 19 Security Personnel . VOA . March 9, 2022 . August 18, 2022.
- Web site: Imo to conduct LG election in March 2022 . TheCable . October 22, 2021 . August 18, 2022.
- Web site: Ochetenwu . Jim . Adamawa reschedules local govt election for April 9 . Daily Post Nigeria . 2022-01-20 . 2022-08-19.
- Web site: ADSIEC Releases Timetable for LG Elections . The Sun Nigeria . 2022-01-20 . 2022-08-19.
- Web site: Gunston . Jo . Athletics: World-record holder Tobi Amusan kicks off last day of Commonwealth Games athletics with gold . Olympics.com . August 7, 2022 . October 5, 2022.
- Web site: 2022-08-31 . Rescue operations end in Nigeria building collapse; 1 dead . 2022-12-28 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: 2022-09-05 . 6 dead after building collapses in Nigeria's largest city . 2022-12-28 . AP NEWS . en.
- News: Owolabi . Tife . 2022-09-12 . Five aides killed after gunmen attack Nigerian senator's convoy . en . Reuters . 2022-12-28.
- Web site: 2022-09-22 . Gunmen kill 14 villagers in northcentral Nigeria . 2022-12-28 . AP NEWS . en.
- News: 2022-09-24 . Armed bandits kill 15 at mosque in northwest Nigeria, residents say . en . Reuters . 2022-12-28.
- News: 2022-10-06 . Nigerian military says last hostages from March train attack freed . en . Reuters . 2022-12-28.
- News: 2022-10-09 . Nigeria boat accident kills at least 76 fleeing floodwater in Anambra . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-28.
- News: 2022-10-16 . Nigeria floods: 'Overwhelming' disaster leaves more than 600 people dead . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-28.
- News: 2022-10-19 . Gunmen abduct at least 10 hospital workers in Nigeria's Niger state . en . Reuters . 2022-12-28.
- News: 2022-11-09 . Blast kills four, others injured in Nigeria's southeast, official says . en . Reuters . 2022-12-28.
- Web site: 2022-11-11 . 12 killed in Nigeria gasoline tanker explosion, police say . 2022-12-28 . AP NEWS . en.
- Web site: Nigeria to limit cash withdrawals to $225 a week . 2022-12-28 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
- Web site: 2022-12-21 . Nigeria: Death Toll in South Kaduna Killings Hits 38 . 2022-12-28 . allAfrica.com . en.
- News: 2022-12-28 . Nigeria's Calabar carnival: 14 killed at annual bikers' event . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-12-28.
- Web site: Nwogu. Precious 'Mamazeus'. 2021-12-07. 'Chief Daddy 2' gets official release date. 2022-01-01. Pulse Nigeria. en.
- Web site: Nigerian News . 2022-01-01 . Parishioners in mourning mood as Catholic Bishop dies on New Year . 2022-12-28 . Blueprint Newspapers . en-US.
- Web site: Muaz . Hassan . 2022-01-02 . Ex-Osun Military Administrator dies, Oyetola, Speaker mourn - . 2022-12-28 . The Eagle Online . en-US.
- Web site: Ikeke . Nkem . 2022-01-02 . Breaking: Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Adetunji, dies at 93 . 2022-12-28 . Legit.ng - Nigeria news. . en.
- Web site: 2022-01-03 . Tsohon dan takarar shugaban Najeriya Bashir Othman Tofa ya rasu . 2022-12-28 . BBC News Hausa . ha.
- Web site: 2022-01-29 . Ibrahim Na'iddah, Zamfara lawmaker, dies at 68 . 2022-08-08 . TheCable . en-US.
- Web site: Bukar. Muhammad. 2022-02-13. DPO killed by bandits in Jibiya, Nigeria's finest officer - Ganduje. 2022-02-13. Daily Post Nigeria. en-US.
- Web site: Nseyen . Nsikak . 10 April 2022 . Osinachi: Family reveals cause of death of Ekwueme singer, husband's whereabouts . 11 April 2022 . . en-US.
- Web site: Veteran Saxophonist, Orlando Julius dies at 79. 15 April 2022. Premium Times. 15 April 2022.
- News: 23 April 2022 . Alaafin of Oyo death: Oba Lamidi Adeyemi die at di age of 83 . BBC News Pidgin . /
- Web site: Osayomore Joseph, One Of Nigeria's Music Legends Is Dead . 11 June 2022 . independent.ng. en. 12 June 2022.
- Web site: Ella . Chioma . November 25, 2022 . Gospel Singer, Sammie Okposo reportedly dies at 51 . Kemifilani.
- Web site: Breaking: Nigeria's Envoy to Spain, Demola Seriki, is Dead – THISDAYLIVE . 2022-12-28 . www.thisdaylive.com.
- Web site: Ukwu . Jerrywright . 2022-12-20 . Just in: Former military administrator of Ondo state dies at 84 . 2022-12-28 . Legit.ng - Nigeria news. . en.