This article is about the particular significance of the year 1994 to Nigeria and its people.

Incumbents

Federal government

• Head of State: Sani Abacha
• Chief of General Staff: Oladipo Diya
• Chief of Defence Staff: Oladipo Diya
• Chief Justice: Mohammed Bello

Governors

• Adamawa State:
• Akwa Ibom State:
• Anambra State:
• Bendel State:
• Benue State:
• Borno State:
• Cross River State:
• Delta State:
• Edo State:
• Gongola State:
• Imo State:
• Jigawa State:
• Kaduna State:
• Kano State:
• Katsina State:
• Kebbi State:
• Kogi State:
• Kwara State:
• Lagos State:
• Niger State:
• Ogun State:
• Osun State:
• Oyo State:
• Taraba State:
• Yobe State:

Events

June

• June 3 and 4 - The Democratic Alternative, a Nigerian opposition political party, is established in Benin City by about 200 Nigerians critical of the military politicians

December

• 19 - Nigeria Airways Flight 9805 crashes in marshland near Kiri Kasama^[1]

Unknown

• Crown F.C. football club established^[2]
• Spotlight F.C. football club established

Births

• February 14 - Hannah Rueben, wrestler^[3]
• June 4 - Aaron Samuel Olanare, footballer
• August 18 - Bukola Abogunloko, sprinter who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics

Deaths

• June 27 - Tai Solarin, educator and author who established the Mayflower School in Ikenne (born 1922)