2002 in Nigeria
# 2002 in Nigeria

See also: Timeline of Nigerian history

## Incumbents

### Federal government

* President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP)
* Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP)
* Senate President: Anyim Pius Anyim (PDP)
* House Speaker: Ghali Umar Na'Abba (PDP)
* Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais

### Governors

* Abia State:
* Adamawa State:
* Akwa Ibom State:
* Anambra State:
* Bauchi State:
* Bayelsa State:
* Bendel State:
* Benue State:
* Borno State:
* Cross River State:
* Delta State:
* Eastern Region:
* Ebonyi State:
* Edo State:
* Ekiti State:
* Enugu State:
* Gombe State:
* Gongola State:
* Imo State:
* Jigawa State:
* Kaduna State:
* Kano State:
* Katsina State:
* Kebbi State:
* Kogi State:
* Kwara State:
* Lagos State:
* Nasarawa State:
* Niger State:
* Ogun State:
* Ondo State:
* Osun State:
* Oyo State:
* Plateau State:
* Rivers State: Peter Odili (PDP)
* Sokoto State:
* Taraba State:
* Western State:
* Yobe State:

## Events

### January

* January 27 - Lagos Armoury Explosion

### October

* October 10 — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled against Nigeria in favor of Cameroon over the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula territory.

### November

* November — Religious riots erupt over the Miss World pageant hosted in Abuja; The pageant is subsequently moved to London.
