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Nigeria">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_Nigeria" title="2011 in Nigeria">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Nigeria" title="2012 in Nigeria">2012</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">Decades:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1980s_in_Nigeria" title="Category:1980s in Nigeria">1980s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:1990s_in_Nigeria" title="Category:1990s in Nigeria">1990s</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Category:2000s_in_Nigeria" title="Category:2000s in Nigeria">2000s</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2010s_in_Nigeria" title="Category:2010s in Nigeria">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:2020s_in_Nigeria" title="Category:2020s in Nigeria">2020s</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-size:88%;">See also:</th><td class="infobox-data hlist" style="font-size:88%; text-align:center;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2009" title="2009">Other events of 2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Nigerian_history" title="Timeline of Nigerian history">Timeline of Nigerian history</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dmitry_Medvedev_in_Nigeria_24_June_2009-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Official ceremony to greet the President of Russia, arriving in Nigeria on an official visit." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Dmitry_Medvedev_in_Nigeria_24_June_2009-1.jpg/220px-Dmitry_Medvedev_in_Nigeria_24_June_2009-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Dmitry_Medvedev_in_Nigeria_24_June_2009-1.jpg/330px-Dmitry_Medvedev_in_Nigeria_24_June_2009-1.jpg 1.5x, 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Representatives of Nigeria">House Speaker</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dimeji_Bankole" title="Dimeji Bankole">Dimeji Bankole</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_Nigeria" title="Chief Justice of Nigeria">Chief Justice</a>: <a href="/wiki/Idris_Legbo_Kutigi" title="Idris Legbo Kutigi">Idris Legbo Kutigi</a> (until 30 December), <a href="/wiki/Aloysius_Iyorgyer_Katsina-Alu" class="mw-redirect" title="Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu">Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu</a> (starting 30 December)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Governors">Governors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Nigeria&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Governors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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title="List of Governors of Akwa Ibom State">Akwa Ibom State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Godswill_Akpabio" title="Godswill Akpabio">Godswill Akpabio</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Anambra_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Anambra State">Anambra State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Peter_Obi" title="Peter Obi">Peter Obi</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Progressives_Grand_Alliance" title="All Progressives Grand Alliance">APGA</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Bauchi_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Bauchi State">Bauchi State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Isa_Yuguda" title="Isa Yuguda">Isa Yuguda</a> (<a href="/wiki/All_Nigeria_Peoples_Party" title="All Nigeria Peoples Party">ANPP</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Bayelsa_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Bayelsa State">Bayelsa State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Timipre_Sylva" title="Timipre Sylva">Timipre Sylva</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Benue_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Benue State">Benue State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Suswam" title="Gabriel Suswam">Gabriel Suswam</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Borno_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Borno State">Borno State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ali_Modu_Sheriff" title="Ali Modu Sheriff">Ali Modu Sheriff</a> (ANPP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Cross_River_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Cross River State">Cross River State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Liyel_Imoke" title="Liyel Imoke">Liyel Imoke</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Delta_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Delta State">Delta State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Emmanuel_Uduaghan" title="Emmanuel Uduaghan">Emmanuel Uduaghan</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Ebonyi_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Ebonyi State">Ebonyi State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Martin_Elechi" title="Martin Elechi">Martin Elechi</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Edo_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Edo State">Edo State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Adams_Oshiomhole" title="Adams Oshiomhole">Adams Aliyu Oshiomle</a> (<a href="/wiki/Action_Congress_of_Nigeria" title="Action Congress of Nigeria">AC</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Ekiti_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Ekiti State">Ekiti State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Oni" title="Olusegun Oni">Olusegun Oni</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Enugu_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Enugu State">Enugu State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sullivan_Chime" title="Sullivan Chime">Sullivan Chime</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Gombe_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Gombe State">Gombe State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Danjuma_Goje" title="Mohammed Danjuma Goje">Mohammed Danjuma Goje</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Imo_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Imo State">Imo State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ikedi_Ohakim" title="Ikedi Ohakim">Ikedi Ohakim</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Jigawa_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Jigawa State">Jigawa State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Sule_Lamido" title="Sule Lamido">Sule Lamido</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Kaduna_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Kaduna State">Kaduna State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Namadi_Sambo" title="Namadi Sambo">Namadi Sambo</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Kano_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Kano State">Kano State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Shekarau" title="Ibrahim Shekarau">Ibrahim Shekarau</a> (ANPP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Katsina_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Katsina State">Katsina State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Shema" title="Ibrahim Shema">Ibrahim Shema</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Kebbi_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Kebbi State">Kebbi State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Usman_Saidu_Nasamu_Dakingari" class="mw-redirect" title="Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari">Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Kogi_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Kogi State">Kogi State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Idris" title="Ibrahim Idris">Ibrahim Idris</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Kwara_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Kwara State">Kwara State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bukola_Saraki" title="Bukola Saraki">Bukola Saraki</a> (AC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Lagos_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Lagos State">Lagos State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Babatunde_Fashola" title="Babatunde Fashola">Babatunde Fashola</a> (AC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Nasarawa_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Nasarawa State">Nasarawa State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Aliyu_Doma" title="Aliyu Doma">Aliyu Doma</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Niger_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Niger State">Niger State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mu%27azu_Babangida_Aliyu" title="Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu">Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Ogun_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Ogun State">Ogun State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gbenga_Daniel" title="Gbenga Daniel">Gbenga Daniel</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Ondo_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Ondo State">Ondo State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Agagu" title="Olusegun Agagu">Olusegun Agagu</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Osun_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Osun State">Osun State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Olagunsoye_Oyinlola" title="Olagunsoye Oyinlola">Olagunsoye Oyinlola</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Oyo_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Oyo State">Oyo State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Alao-Akala" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher Alao-Akala">Christopher Alao-Akala</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Plateau_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Plateau State">Plateau State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jonah_David_Jang" title="Jonah David Jang">Jonah David Jang</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Rivers_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Rivers State">Rivers State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chibuike_Amaechi" class="mw-redirect" title="Chibuike Amaechi">Chibuike Amaechi</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Sokoto_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Sokoto State">Sokoto State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Aliyu_Magatakarda_Wamakko" title="Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko">Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Taraba_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Taraba State">Taraba State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Danbaba_Suntai" title="Danbaba Suntai">Danbaba Suntai</a> (PDP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Yobe_State" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Yobe State">Yobe State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ibrahim_Gaidam" title="Ibrahim Gaidam">Ibrahim Gaidam</a> (ANPP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zamfara_State" title="Zamfara State">Zamfara State</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mahmud_Shinkafi" title="Mahmud Shinkafi">Mahmud Shinkafi</a> (PDP)</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Nigeria&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January – Start of an <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%932010_West_African_meningitis_outbreak" title="2009–2010 West African meningitis outbreak">meningitis outbreak</a> in four West African countries, including Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>5 May – <a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Oni" title="Olusegun Oni">Olusegun Oni</a>, the incumbent <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Ekiti_State" title="List of governors of Ekiti State">Governors of Ekiti State</a>, was announced to have won the <a href="/wiki/2009_Ekiti_State_gubernatorial_by-election" title="2009 Ekiti State gubernatorial by-election">gubernatorial by-election</a>.</li> <li>26 to 29 July – <a href="/wiki/Boko_Haram" title="Boko Haram">Boko Haram</a>, an Islamic extremist group, launched an <a href="/wiki/2009_Boko_Haram_uprising" title="2009 Boko Haram uprising">uprising</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bauchi_State" title="Bauchi State">Bauchi State</a> and expanded across northern Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1 October – Establishment of private university <a href="/wiki/Afe_Babalola_University" title="Afe Babalola University">Afe Babalola University</a>.</li> <li>October – <a href="/wiki/Bellview_Airlines" title="Bellview Airlines">Bellview Airlines</a>, an international airline based in <a href="/wiki/Lagos_State" title="Lagos State">Lagos State</a>, ceased its operations.</li> <li>24 October to 15 November – <a href="/wiki/2009_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup" title="2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup">2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup</a> was held on several stadiums across Nigeria.</li> <li>25 December – <a href="/wiki/Umar_Farouk_Abdulmutallab" title="Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab">Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab</a>, an Islamic extremist, attempted to bomb the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_253" title="Northwest Airlines Flight 253">Northwest Airlines Flight 253</a> while it was travelling from <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam" title="Amsterdam">Amsterdam</a> to Detroit.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Nigeria&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>14 June – <a href="/wiki/Abel_Tador" title="Abel Tador">Abel Tador</a>, Nigerian professional football player (born 1984)</li> <li>30 July – <a href="/wiki/Mohammed_Yusuf_(Boko_Haram)" title="Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram)">Mohammed Yusuf</a>, founder of <a href="/wiki/Boko_Haram" title="Boko Haram">Boko Haram</a> (born 1970)</li> <li>20 September – <a href="/wiki/Bayo_Ohu" title="Bayo Ohu">Bayo Ohu</a>, Nigerian journalist (born 1964)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Nigeria&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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years in Nigeria">Years</a> in <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> (1960–present)</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1901_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1901 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1902_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1902 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1904_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1904 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1908 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1909_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1909 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1910_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1910 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1913_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1913 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1914_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1914 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1915_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1915 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1918_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1918 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1918</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1923_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1923 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1925_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1925 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1927_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1927 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1929_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1929 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1930_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1930 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1932_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1932 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1933_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1933 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1934_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1934 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1935_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1935 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1938</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1940_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1940 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1941_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1941 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1943_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1943 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1944 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1955_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1955 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1959</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_Nigeria" title="1960 in Nigeria">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_Nigeria" title="1961 in Nigeria">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_Nigeria" title="1962 in Nigeria">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_Nigeria" title="1963 in Nigeria">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_Nigeria" title="1964 in Nigeria">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1965_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1965 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_Nigeria" title="1966 in Nigeria">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_Nigeria" title="1967 in Nigeria">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1969 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1970_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1970 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1971 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1972_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1972 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1973 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1974_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1974 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1975_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1975 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_Nigeria" title="1977 in Nigeria">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1978_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1978 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1979 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1979</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1981_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1981 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1982_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1982 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1983 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1984_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1984 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1985_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1985 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1987_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1987 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1988 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1989_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1989 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_Nigeria" title="1992 in Nigeria">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_Nigeria" title="1993 in Nigeria">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_Nigeria" title="1994 in Nigeria">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1995 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_Nigeria" title="1996 in Nigeria">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1997_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1997 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_Nigeria" title="1999 in Nigeria">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_Nigeria" title="2000 in Nigeria">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_Nigeria" title="2001 in Nigeria">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_Nigeria" title="2002 in Nigeria">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2003_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2003 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2004_in_Nigeria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2004 in Nigeria (page does not exist)">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_Nigeria" title="2005 in Nigeria">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_Nigeria" title="2006 in Nigeria">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_Nigeria" title="2007 in Nigeria">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_Nigeria" title="2008 in Nigeria">2008</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_Nigeria" title="2010 in Nigeria">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_Nigeria" title="2011 in Nigeria">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Nigeria" title="2012 in Nigeria">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_Nigeria" title="2013 in Nigeria">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_Nigeria" title="2014 in Nigeria">2014</a></li> 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Algeria" title="2009 in Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Angola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Angola (page does not exist)">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Benin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Benin (page does not exist)">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Botswana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Botswana (page does not exist)">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Burkina_Faso" title="2009 in Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Burundi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Burundi (page does not exist)">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Cameroon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Cameroon (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Cape_Verde" title="2009 in Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_the_Central_African_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in the Central African Republic (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Chad" title="2009 in Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_the_Comoros&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in the Comoros (page does not exist)">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="2009 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_the_Republic_of_the_Congo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in the Republic of the Congo (page does not exist)">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Djibouti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Djibouti (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Egypt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Egypt (page does not exist)">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Equatorial_Guinea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Equatorial Guinea (page does not exist)">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Eritrea" title="2009 in Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Eswatini&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Eswatini (page does not exist)">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Ethiopia" title="2009 in Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Gabon" title="2009 in Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_the_Gambia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in the Gambia (page does not exist)">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Ghana" title="2009 in Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Guinea&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Guinea (page does not exist)">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Guinea-Bissau" title="2009 in Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Ivory_Coast&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Ivory Coast (page does not exist)">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Kenya" title="2009 in Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Lesotho&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Lesotho (page does not exist)">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Liberia" title="2009 in Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Libya" title="2009 in Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Madagascar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Madagascar (page does not exist)">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Malawi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Malawi (page does not exist)">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Mali&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Mali (page does not exist)">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Mauritania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Mauritania (page does not exist)">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Mauritius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Mauritius (page does not exist)">Mauritius</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Morocco&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Morocco (page does not exist)">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Mozambique&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Mozambique (page does not exist)">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Namibia" title="2009 in Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Niger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Niger (page does not exist)">Niger</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Rwanda" title="2009 in Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="2009 in São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Senegal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Senegal (page does not exist)">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Seychelles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Seychelles (page does not exist)">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Sierra_Leone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Sierra Leone (page does not exist)">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Somalia" title="2009 in Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_South_Africa" title="2009 in South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_South_Sudan&action=edit&redlink=1" 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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">States with limited<br />recognition</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (page does not exist)">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Somaliland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Somaliland (page does not exist)">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Dependencies and<br />other territories</div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_the_Canary_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in the Canary Islands (page does not exist)">Canary Islands</a> / <a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Ceuta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Ceuta (page does not exist)">Ceuta</a> / <a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Melilla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Melilla (page does not exist)">Melilla</a>  <span style="font-size:85%;">(Spain)</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Madeira&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Madeira (page does not exist)">Madeira</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Portugal)</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Mayotte&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Mayotte (page does not exist)">Mayotte</a> / <a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_R%C3%A9union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Réunion (page does not exist)">Réunion</a> <span 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