Events in the year 1996 in Nigeria.
Incumbents Head of State – Sani Abacha Chief of General Staff – Oladipo Diya
Births 20 January – Ese Brume, athlete 29 January – Junior Ajayi, footballer 28 February – Stanley Amuzie, footballer 3 May – Alex Iwobi, footballer 17 May – Abbas Abubakar Abbas, Bahraini athlete 22 August – Saviour Godwin, footballer 3 October – Kelechi Iheanacho, footballer 7 October – Divine Oduduru, athlete 17 October – Ayomide Folorunso, Italian athlete 12 November – Rafiatu Lawal, weightlifter 16 December – Wilfred Ndidi, footballer
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