2017 in Nigeria
# 2017 in Nigeria

Events in the year 2017 in Nigeria.

## Incumbents

### Federal government

* President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC)
* Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC)
* Senate President: Bukola Saraki (APC)
* House Speaker: Yakubu Dogara (APC)
* Chief Justice: Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen (Starting 7 March)

### Governors

* Abia State: Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP)
* Adamawa State: Bindo Jibrilla (APC)
* Akwa Ibom State: Udom Emmanuel (PDP)
* Anambra State: Willie Obiano (APGA)
* Bauchi State: M. A. Abubakar (APC)
* Bayelsa State: Henry Dickson (PDP)
* Benue State: Samuel Ortom (APC)
* Borno State: Kashim Shettima (APC)
* Cross River State: Ben Ayade (PDP)
* Delta State: Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP)
* Ebonyi State: Dave Umahi (PDP)
* Edo State: Godwin Obaseki (PDP)
* Ekiti State: Ayo Fayose (PDP)
* Enugu State: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP)
* Gombe State: Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP)
* Imo State: Rochas Okorocha (APC)
* Jigawa State: Badaru Abubakar (APC)
* Kaduna State: Nasir el-Rufai (APC)
* Kano State: Umar Ganduje (APC)
* Katsina State: Aminu Masari (APC)
* Kebbi State: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC)
* Kogi State: Yahaya Bello (APC)
* Kwara State: Abdulfatah Ahmed (APC)
* Lagos State: Akinwumi Ambode (APC)
* Nasarawa State: Umaru Al-Makura (APC)
* Niger State: Abubakar Sani Bello (APC)
* Ogun State: Ibikunle Amosun (APC)
* Ondo State: Olusegun Mimiko (LP) (until 24 February); Rotimi Akeredolu (APC) (starting 24 February)
* Osun State: Rauf Aregbesola (APC)
* Oyo State: Abiola Ajimobi (APC)
* Plateau State: Simon Lalong (APC)
* Rivers State: Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (PDP)
* Sokoto State: Aminu Tambuwal (APC)
* Taraba State: Darius Ishaku (PDP)
* Yobe State: Ibrahim Geida (APC)
* Zamfara State: Abdul-aziz Yari Abubakar (APC)

## Events

* 13 January – Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State signs ₦470 billion budget into law.
* 17 January – Rann bombing, resulting in 115 deaths according to official sources.

## Deaths

* 8 January – Abdulkadir Kure, politician (b. 1956)
* 16 January – William Onyeabor, singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
* 28 January – Mohammed Bello Abubakar, Muslim preacher and polygamist (b. 1924)
* 26 April – Babalola Borishade, politician (b. 1946)
* 4 June – Babatunde Osotimehin, physician and politician (b. 1949)
* 21 June – Kelechi Emeteole, footballer (b. 1951)
* 11 August – Segun Bucknor, musician and journalist (b. 1946)
