The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Nigeria. Incumbents Federal government President: Olusegun Obasanjo (PDP) Vice President: Atiku Abubakar (PDP) Senate President: Chuba Okadigbo (PDP) (Until 8 August); Anyim Pius Anyim (PDP) (Starting 8 August) House Speaker: Ghali Umar Na'Abba (PDP) Chief Justice: Muhammad Lawal Uwais Governors Abia State: Orji Uzor Kalu (PDP) Adamawa State: Boni Haruna (PDP) Akwa Ibom State: Obong Victor Attah (PDP) Anambra State: Chinwoke Mbadinuju (PDP) Bauchi State: Adamu Mu'azu (PDP) Bayelsa State: Diepreye Alamieyeseigha (PDP) Benue State: George Akume (PDP) Borno State: Mala Kachalla (APP) Cross River State: Donald Duke (PDP) Delta State: James Ibori (PDP) Ebonyi State: Sam Egwu (PDP) Edo State: Lucky Igbinedion (PDP) Ekiti State: Niyi Adebayo (AD) Enugu State: Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP) Gombe State: Abubakar Habu Hashidu (APP) Imo State: Achike Udenwa (PDP) Jigawa State: Ibrahim Saminu Turaki (APP) Kaduna State: Ahmed Makarfi (PDP) Kano State: Rabiu Kwankwaso (PDP) Katsina State: Umaru Yar'Adua (PDP) Kebbi State: Adamu Aliero (APP) Kogi State: Abubakar Audu (APP) Kwara State: Mohammed Lawal (ANPP) Lagos State: Bola Tinubu (AD) Nasarawa State: Abdullahi Adamu (PDP) Niger State: Abdulkadir Kure (PDP) Ogun State: Olusegun Osoba (AD) Ondo State: Adebayo Adefarati (AD) Osun State: Adebisi Akande (AD) Oyo State: Lam Adesina (AD) Plateau State: Joshua Dariye (PDP) Rivers State: Peter Odili (PDP) Sokoto State: Attahiru Bafarawa (APP) Taraba State: Jolly Nyame (PDP) Yobe State: Bukar Ibrahim (APP) Zamfara State: Ahmad Sani Yerima (ANPP) Events January 27 January - The government of Zamfara, a predominantly Muslim state, institutes Islamic law. Eleven other states in the north soon follow suit. May May - Religious riots erupt in Kaduna over the implementation of Islamic law. June 5 June - The Obasanjo administration establishes the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to tackle the human and ecological issues in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. October 1 October - Nigeria celebrates 40 years of independence from the United Kingdom. See also Timeline of Nigerian history Years of the 20th century in Nigeria 2000s in Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria