2007 in Nigeria
The following lists events that happened during 2007 in Nigeria.
Incumbents
Federal government
- President: Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- Vice President: Atiku Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan
- Senate President: Ken Nnamani David Mark
- House Speaker:
- * Until 29 May: Aminu Bello Masari
- * 6 June – 30 October: Patricia Etteh
- * Starting 1 November: Dimeji Bankole
- Chief Justice: Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore Idris Legbo Kutigi
Governors
- Abia State: Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Orji
- Adamawa State: Boni Haruna, Murtala Nyako
- Akwa Ibom State: Victor Attah, Godswill Akpabio
- Anambra State: Virginia Etiaba, Peter Obi
- Bauchi State: Adamu Mu'azu, Isa Yuguda
- Bayelsa State: Goodluck Jonathan, Timipre Sylva
- Benue State: George Akume, Gabriel Suswam
- Borno State: Ali Modu Sheriff
- Cross River State: Donald Duke, Liyel Imoke
- Delta State: James Ibori, Emmanuel Uduaghan
- Ebonyi State: Sam Egwu, Martin Elechi
- Edo State: Lucky Igbinedion, Adams Aliyu Oshiomle
- Ekiti State:
- * until 27 April: Tunji Olurin
- * 27 April-29 May: Tope Ademiluyi
- * starting 29 May: Olusegun Oni
- Enugu State: Chimaroke Nnamani, Sullivan Chime
- Gombe State: Mohammed Danjuma Goje
- Imo State: Achike Udenwa, Ikedi Ohakim
- Jigawa State: Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, Sule Lamido
- Kaduna State: Ahmed Makarfi, Namadi Sambo
- Kano State: Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Ibrahim Shekarau
- Katsina State: Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Ibrahim Shema
- Kebbi State: Adamu Aliero, Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari
- Kogi State: Ibrahim Idris
- Kwara State: Bukola Saraki
- Lagos State: Bola Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola
- Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Adamu, Aliyu Doma
- Niger State: Abdulkadir Kure, Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu
- Ogun State: Gbenga Daniel
- Ondo State: Olusegun Agagu
- Osun State: Olagunsoye Oyinlola
- Oyo State: Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, Christopher Alao-Akala
- Plateau State:
- * until 27 April: Michael Botmang
- * 27 April-29 May: Joshua Dariye
- * starting 29 May: Jonah David Jang
- Rivers State:
- * until 29 May: Peter Odili
- * 29 May–25 October: Celestine Omehia
- * starting 25 October: Chibuike Amaechi
- Sokoto State: Attahiru Bafarawa, Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
- Taraba State: Jolly Nyame, Danbaba Suntai
- Yobe State: Ahmad Sani Yarima, Mahmud Shinkafi
Events
March
- March 27 - More than ninety people are burnt to death after a fire following a petrol spill in Kaduna State.
April
- April 4 - Four hostages held in the Niger Delta region are freed.
- April 14 - Nigerian voters go to the polls for state governor and legislative elections. Security is tight in the northern city of Kano following the murder of militant Islamic cleric Ustaz Ja'afar Adam.
- April 21 - Nigerian militants attack government buildings in the oil region hours before voters go to the polls in the general election.