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List of events
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Nigeria.
Incumbents[edit]
Federal government[edit]
Governors[edit]
January[edit]
- 27 January - The government of Zamfara, a predominantly Muslim state, institutes Islamic law. Eleven other states in the north soon follow suit.
- May - Religious riots erupt in Kaduna over the implementation of Islamic law.
October[edit]
- 1 October - Nigeria celebrates 40 years of independence from the United Kingdom.
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