The following lists events in 1999 in Nigeria.
Incumbents Federal government President: Abdulsalami Abubakar (until 29 May), Olusegun Obasanjo (starting 29 May) Vice President: Michael Akhigbe (until 29 May), Atiku Abubakar (starting 29 May) Senate President: Until 3 June: Abolished 3 June – 18 November: Evan Enwerem Starting 18 November: Chuba Okadigbo House Speaker: Until 3 June: Abolished 3 June – 23 July Salisu Buhari Starting July Ghali Umar Na'Abba Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais
Governors Abia State: Orji Uzor Kalu (PDP) (starting 29 May) Adamawa State: Boni Haruna (PDP) (starting 29 May) Akwa Ibom State: Obong Victor Attah (PDP) (starting 29 May) Anambra State: Chinwoke Mbadinuju (PDP) (starting 29 May) Bauchi State: Adamu Mu'azu (PDP) (starting 29 May) Bayelsa State: Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (PDP) (starting 29 May) Benue State: George Akume (PDP) (starting 29 May) Borno State: Mala Kachalla (APP) (starting 29 May) Cross River State: Donald Duke (PDP) (starting 29 May) Delta State: James Ibori (PDP) (starting 29 May) Ebonyi State: Sam Egwu (PDP) (starting 29 May) Edo State: Lucky Igbinedion (PDP) (starting 29 May) Ekiti State: Niyi Adebayo (AD) (starting 29 May) Enugu State: Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP) (starting 29 May) Gombe State: Abubakar Habu Hashidu (APP) (starting 29 May) Imo State: Achike Udenwa (PDP) (starting 29 May) Jigawa State: Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (APP) (starting 29 May) Kaduna State: Ahmed Makarfi (PDP) (starting 29 May) Kano State: Rabiu Kwankwaso (PDP) (starting 29 May) Katsina State: Umaru Yar'Adua (PDP) (starting 29 May) Kebbi State: Adamu Aliero (APP) (starting 29 May) Kogi State: Abubakar Audu (APP) (starting 29 May) Kwara State: Mohammed Lawal (ANPP) (starting 29 May) Lagos State: Bola Tinubu (AD) (starting 29 May) Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Adamu (PDP) (starting 29 May) Niger State: Abdulkadir Kure (PDP) (starting 29 May) Ogun State: Olusegun Osoba (AD) (starting 29 May) Ondo State: Adebayo Adefarati (AD) (starting 29 May) Osun State: Adebisi Akande (AD) (starting 29 May) Oyo State: Lam Adesina (AD) (starting 29 May) Plateau State: Joshua Dariye (PDP) (starting 29 May) Rivers State: Peter Odili (PDP) (starting 29 May) Sokoto State: Attahiru Bafarawa (APP) (starting 29 May) Taraba State: Jolly Nyame (PDP) (starting 29 May) Yobe State: Bukar Ibrahim (APP) (starting 29 May) Zamfara State: Ahmad Sani Yerima (ANPP) (starting 29 May)
Events
February February 10 — Former Head of State, Olusegun Obasanjo wins the presidential election.
May May 10 — Igbinedion University, Okada is established. May 29 — The Nigerian Fourth Republic is inaugurated. Olusegun Obasanjo is sworn in as the second Executive President of Nigeria.
December December 19 — President Obasanjo orders troops to raid the town of Odi in the Niger Delta, in response to the murders of twelve policemen at the hands of local militia; The troops razed the town of Odi.
Births
July 14 – Adijat Adenike Olarinoye, weightlifter
See also Timeline of Nigerian history
References