2007 in Nigeria
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The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Olusegun Obasanjo (until 29 May), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (starting 29 May)
- Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (until 29 May), Goodluck Jonathan (starting 29 May)
- Senate President: Ken Nnamani (Until May) David Mark(Starting June)
- House Speaker:
- Until 29 May: Aminu Bello Masari
- 6 June – 30 October: Patricia Etteh
- Starting 1 November: Dimeji Bankole
- Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore (Until January) Idris Legbo Kutigi(Starting January)
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:
- until 29 May: PDP)
- 29 May–25 October: PDP)
- starting 25 October: PDP)
- until 29 May:
- Sokoto State:
- Taraba State:
- Western State:
- Yobe State:
Events
March
- March 27 - More than ninety people are burnt to death after a fire following a petrol spill in Kaduna State.
April
- April 4 - Four hostages held in the Niger Delta region are freed.
- April 14 - Nigerian voters go to the polls for state governor and legislative elections. Security is tight in the northern city of Kanofollowing the murder of militant Islamic cleric Ustaz Ja'afar Adam.
- April 21 - Nigerian militants attack government buildings in the oil region hours before voters go to the polls in the general election.