2025 in Nigeria
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Events in the year 2025 in Nigeria.
Federal government
[edit]- President: Bola Tinubu (APC)
- Vice President: Kashim Shettima (APC)
- Senate President: Godswill Akpabio (APC)
- House Speaker: Tajudeen Abbas (APC)
- Chief Justice: Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 5 January – Six soldiers and 34 militants are killed during an ambush by Boko Haram in Damboa, Borno State.[1]
- 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]
- At least 98 people are killed after a crashed fuel truck explodes near Suleja, Niger State.[7]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[8]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 30–31 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 18 April – Good Friday
- 21 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - International Workers' Day
- 6–7 June – Eid al-Adha
- 12 June - Democracy Day
- 4 September – Milad un-Nabi
- 1 October – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Art and entertainment
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- 15 January – Adewunmi Onanuga, 59, politician, MP (since 2019).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "6 soldiers and 34 extremist rebels die in a clash in northeastern Nigeria, military says". AP News. 2025-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ^ "Explosive device kills 2 at a school near Nigeria's capital, police say". AP News. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
- ^ "Bandits in Nigeria ambush and kill 21 government-backed fighters". Al Jazeera. 2025-01-11. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "At least 40 farmers killed by Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria, an official says". AP News. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Nigeria military kills 16 civilians in air strike 'mistake'". BBC. 2025-01-13. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ^ "Nigeria is admitted as a partner country of the BRICS bloc". AP News. 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ "Death toll in Nigeria gas tanker explosion rises to 98". AP News. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "Nigeria Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "House Deputy Chief Whip, Adewunmi Onanuga dies". Nigerian Television Authority. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
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