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2023 in Nigeria

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2023
in
Nigeria

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Events in the year 2023 in Nigeria.

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Federal government

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Governors

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Events

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Culture

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Bomb kills 27 herders in central Nigeria: police". News24. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  2. ^ "Container falls off truck in Lagos, crushes 9 passengers to death". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  3. ^ "Nigerian Authorities Call For Calm as Citizens Protest Cash, Fuel Shortages". VOA. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  4. ^ Igboereteonwu, Anamasere (2023-02-25). "Nigerians vote for new president, delays seen at some polling stations". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  5. ^ "Police: Illegal refinery blast in Nigeria kills at least 12". AP NEWS. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. ^ "Train rams into public bus in Nigeria's Lagos, killing six". Reuters. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  7. ^ "Government: Gunmen in north Nigeria kill at least 16 people". AP NEWS. 2023-03-12. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  8. ^ "Breaking: INEC Shifts Governorship, Assembly Elections to March 18 – THISDAYLIVE". THISDAYLIVE – Truth and Reason. 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  9. ^ "Nigeria ambush: Four killed in attack on US convoy in Anambra". BBC News. 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  10. ^ "Nigeria: At least 100 people killed after boat capsizes". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  11. ^ "Nigeria confirms diphtheria outbreak as 4 year old patient dies". CNN. 7 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Metro rail service starts in Nigeria's Lagos, set to ease traffic". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  13. ^ "At least 18 killed in blast at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria: Report". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  14. ^ "Boat mishap claims lives of 2 children in Niger". Vanguard News. 21 October 2023.
  15. ^ Agbana, Rotimi (2023-10-21). "Two children die, others injured in Niger boat fire". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  16. ^ "73 missing after boat capsizes in northern Nigeria | Fox News". www.foxnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  17. ^ "Africanews | Nigeria: 17 dead in jihadist attack". Africanews. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  18. ^ "Suspected Boko Haram kills at least 40 in Nigeria's Yobe state, police say". Reuters. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  19. ^ "Boko Haram Suspected in Attacks That Kill at Least 40 in Nigeria, Police Say". www.voanews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  20. ^ "Extremists kill 37 villagers in latest attack in Nigeria's hard-hit northeast". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  21. ^ "Nigeria: Fire reported at High Commission of Canada in Abuja Nov. 6". Nigeria: Fire reported at High Commission of Canada in Abuja Nov. 6 | Crisis24. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  22. ^ "Africanews | Nigeria: a pro-Palestinian demonstration leaves one dead". Africanews. 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  23. ^ Reporter 3, T. S. J. (2023-11-18). "10 died in Niger boat mishap, 24 rescued alive". The Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ "17 die, 208 injured as articulated vehicle crashes in Niger". Vanguard. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Africanews | 25 killed when truck overloaded with food items and people crashes in Nigeria's north". Africanews. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  26. ^ "Gunmen kill four soldiers in Nigeria". Reuters.
  27. ^ "BREAKING: AMAA Founder, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Is Dead – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". 10 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  28. ^ "Papa Ajasco stand-in character, Femi Ogunrombi, is dead". Daily Trust. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  29. ^ "Nigeria's first Professor of Medicine Ogunlesi dies at 99 | The Nation Newspaper". The Nation Newspaper. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  30. ^ "Ex-NADECO chief Dan Suleiman dies at 80 | The Nation Newspaper". The Nation Newspaper. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  31. ^ Adeduyite, Okiki (2023-10-20). "Nigerian ambassador to Morocco, Nuhu Bamalli, dies". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
  32. ^ "Nigeria's first female Major-General Aderonke Kale is dead". PM News Nigeria. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  33. ^ "Ondo Gov, Rotimi Akeredolu, Dies After Long Health Battle". Channels Television. 27 December 2023. Archived from the original on 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.