2002 in Nigeria

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See also:

See also: Timeline of Nigerian history

Incumbents

Events

January

January 27 - Lagos Armoury Explosion

October

October 10, 2002 — The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled against Nigeria in favor of Cameroon over the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula territory.

November

November — Religious riots erupt over the Miss World pageant hosted in Abuja; The pageant is subsequently moved to London.

Years in Nigeria (1960-present)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

2002 in Africa

Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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