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See also:	Other events of 2016 Timeline of Nigerian history

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Nigeria.

Incumbents

Federal government

• President: Muhammadu Buhari (APC)
• Vice President: Yemi Osinbajo (APC)
• Senate President: Bukola Saraki (APC)
• House Speaker: Yakubu Dogara (APC)
• Chief Justice: Mahmud Mohammed (Until 10 November)

Governors

• Abia State: Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP)
• Adamawa State: Bindo Jibrilla (APC)
• Akwa Ibom State: Udom Emmanuel (PDP)
• Anambra State: Willie Obiano (APGA)
• Bauchi State: M. A. Abubakar (APC)
• Bayelsa State: Henry Dickson (PDP)
• Benue State: Samuel Ortom (APC)
• Borno State: Kashim Shettima (APC)
• Cross River State: Ben Ayade (PDP)
• Delta State: Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP)
• Ebonyi State: Dave Umahi (PDP)
• Edo State: Adams A. Oshiomhole (APC) (until 12 November); Godwin Obaseki (PDP) (starting 12 November)
• Ekiti State: Ayo Fayose (PDP)
• Enugu State: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP)
• Gombe State: Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP)
• Imo State: Rochas Okorocha (APC)
• Jigawa State: Badaru Abubakar (APC)
• Kaduna State: Nasir el-Rufai (APC)
• Kano State: Umar Ganduje (APC)
• Katsina State: Aminu Masari (APC)
• Kebbi State: Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (APC)
• Kogi State: Idris Wada (PDP) (until 27 January); Yahaya Bello (APC) (starting 27 January)
• Kwara State: Abdulfatah Ahmed (APC)
• Lagos State: Akinwumi Ambode (APC)
• Nasarawa State: Umaru Al-Makura (APC)
• Niger State: Abubakar Sani Bello (APC)
• Ogun State: Ibikunle Amosun (APC)
• Ondo State: Olusegun Mimiko (LP)
• Osun State: Rauf Aregbesola (APC)
• Oyo State: Abiola Ajimobi (APC)
• Plateau State: Simon Lalong (APC)
• Rivers State: Ezenwo Nyesom Wike (PDP)
• Sokoto State: Aminu Tambuwal (APC)
• Taraba State: Darius Ishaku (PDP)
• Yobe State: Ibrahim Geida (APC)
• Zamfara State: Abdul-aziz Yari Abubakar (APC)

Events

January

• 4 January - Haliru Mohammed Bello, the former Defense Minister and campaign manager for former President Goodluck Jonathan, was arrested on suspicion of money laundering.^[1]
• 12 January - Boko Haram militants shot and killed 7 people and burned down 10 houses in Madagali, Adamawa^[2]

June

• 11 June - 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards took place in Port Harcourt.

October

• 29 October - Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill at least nine people in Maiduguri.^[3]