7 January – Two people are killed in a bomb attack on a school in Bwari, Abuja.[2]
11 January – At least 21 members of the Katsina Community Watch Corps are killed in an ambush by bandits in Baure, Katsina State.[3]
13 January – At least 40 farmers are killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants in Dumba, Borno State.[4]
13 January – At least 16 civilians are killed in an airstrike in Zamfara State. The military says it had accidentally hit the victims during an operation against militants.[5]
18 January –
Nigeria is admitted to BRICS as a "partner country".[6]
13 February – A truck falls into an overpass in Kano, killing 23 and injuring 48.[15]
16 February – At least ten civilians are reported killed in an airstrike in Safana, Katsina State. The military says it had accidentally hit the victims during an operation against rebels.[16]
State authorities confirm an outbreak of meningitis in Kebbi State that has killed at least 26 people since January.[26]
Nigeria reports 535 Lassa fever cases and 98 deaths across 14 states, with a fatality rate of 18.3%, prompting renewed health advisories and contact tracing efforts.[27]
18 March – President Tinubu, invoking an emergency, imposes a six-month suspension on Rivers State governor Siminalayi Fubara and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, citing inaction regarding attacks on oil pipelines. Former navy commander Ibokette Ibas is appointed as caretaker governor.[28]
19 March – A truck crashes into 14 stationary vehicles near Abuja and catches fire, killing six people.[29]
25 March – Twenty Cameroonian soldiers stationed on the Nigerian border town of Wulgo are killed in a raid by Boko Haram militants.[30]
28 March –
Sixteen people accused of being kidnappers are killed by a mob in Uromi, Edo State.[31]
At least 48 people are killed in attacks on villages in Plateau State blamed on intercommunal clashes.[34]
11 April – Gwaska Dankarami, a militant commander linked to Islamic State, is reported killed along with 100 other militants during a military operation in the Munumu Forest of Katsina State.[35]
12 April – Eight people are killed in a roadside bombing targeting a bus along the Damboa-Maiduguri highway in Borno State.[36]
13 April – At least 40 people are killed in an attack by suspected herders on Zike, Plateau State.[37]
18 April – At least 56 people are killed in an attack by suspected herders in Benue State.[38]
24 April – At least 20 people are killed in an attack by gunmen on the village of Gobirawa Chali in Zamfara State.[39]
28 April – At least 26 people are killed after a truck hits a roadside bomb in Borno State.[40]
29 April – Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, is sentenced to death by hanging in connection with her death in 2022.[41]
At least 20 vigilantes are killed in an airstrike conducted during operations against bandits in Maru, Zamfara State.[52]
June
1 June –
At least 45 people are killed in attacks by gunmen on two villages in Benue State.[53][54]
A Catholic priest is abducted along with several other travelers by Boko Haram following an ambush at a military checkpoint near Gwoza, Borno State that leaves one person dead.[55]
12 June – President Tinubu grants a posthumous pardon to activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and other members of the Ogoni Nine who were executed by the military regime in 1995.[56]
26 June – President Tinubu signs into law fiscal measures including a reduction in corporate tax to 25% from 30% and the exemption of low-revenue small businesses from company tax.[64]
Nine people are reported killed in an attack by Boko Haram militants on Malam Fatori, Borno State.[66]
A truck and a commercial vehicle carrying passengers collide along the Zaria-Kano expressway in Kano State, killing 21 people and injuring three others.[67]
A boat carrying marketgoers capsizes in Shiroro, Niger State, killing 25 passengers.[77]
Nigerian bandit conflict: Around 38 people abducted by bandits from the village of Banga in Zamfara State in March are reported killed despite having paid ransom money, while 18 other captives are released.[78]
27 July – At least 25 people are killed while 11 others are reported missing following flash floods in Adamawa State.[79]
29 July – A seven-day strike is launched by healthcare workers nationwide in protest over inadequate allowances, inadequate medical equipment and unsafe working conditions.[80]
4 August – Armed bandits raid five villages near Sabongarin Damri in Zamfara State, abducting at least 45 women and children and killing some villagers during an overnight assault.[82]
8 August – Nigerian authorities arrest Dai Qisheng, a fugitive Chinese gang leader who fled China in 2024, and extradite him to China on 15 August under a joint Interpol operation.[83]
12 August – The Nigerian military conducts raids in Zamfara State, killing an unknown number of armed bandits and several gang leaders following intelligence showing over 400 gang members preparing to attack a village.[84]
16 August – Authorities announce the arrest of the leaders of the militant groups Ansaru and Mahmuda.[85]
18 August – A boat carrying 50 passengers capsizes in Goronyo, Sokoto State, leaving 25 people missing.[86]
19 August – At least 50 people are killed in an attack by gunmen on a mosque and villages in the Unguwan Mantau area of Katsina State.[87]
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