2002 in Nigeria

See also: Timeline of Nigerian history

Federal government

 * President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP)
 * Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP)
 * Senate President: Anyim Pius Anyim (PDP)
 * House Speaker: Ghali Umar Na'Abba (PDP)
 * Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais

Governors

 * Abia State:
 * Adamawa State:
 * Akwa Ibom State:
 * Anambra State:
 * Bauchi State:
 * Bayelsa State:
 * Bendel State:
 * Benue State:
 * Borno State:
 * Cross River State:
 * Delta State:
 * Eastern Region:
 * Ebonyi State:
 * Edo State:
 * Ekiti State:
 * Enugu State:
 * Gombe State:
 * Gongola State:
 * Imo State:
 * Jigawa State:
 * Kaduna State:
 * Kano State:
 * Katsina State:
 * Kebbi State:
 * Kogi State:
 * Kwara State:
 * Lagos State:
 * Nasarawa State:
 * Niger State:
 * Ogun State:
 * Ondo State:
 * Osun State:
 * Oyo State:
 * Plateau State:
 * Rivers State: Peter Odili (PDP)
 * Sokoto State:
 * Taraba State:
 * Western State:
 * Yobe State:

January

 * January 27 - Lagos Armoury Explosion

October

 * October 10 — 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.