Naija news today 2016

Here are some of the top news stories from Nigeria in 2016:

January 2016

• Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri, killing 20 people (January 1)
• Nigeria's economy enters recession (January 20)

February 2016

• President Muhammadu Buhari sacks Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke (February 16)
• Boko Haram attacks Baga, killing over 100 people (February 20)

March 2016

• Nigeria's Senate confirms new Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen (March 1)
• Boko Haram attacks Konduga, killing 15 people (March 21)

April 2016

• Nigeria's economy shrinks by 2.1% in Q1 2016 (April 1)
• President Buhari meets with US President Barack Obama in Washington D.C. (April 20)

May 2016

• Boko Haram attacks Dikwa, killing 10 people (May 1)
• Nigeria's Senate passes 2016 budget (May 26)

June 2016

• President Buhari sacks Minister of Agriculture, Akinwumi Adesina (June 1)
• Boko Haram attacks Gwoza, killing 20 people (June 15)

July 2016

• Nigeria's economy grows by 0.6% in Q2 2016 (July 1)
• Boko Haram attacks Damasak, killing 10 people (July 20)

August 2016

• President Buhari meets with African leaders in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (August 1)
• Boko Haram attacks Monguno, killing 15 people (August 20)

September 2016

• Nigeria's Senate confirms new Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali (September 1)
• Boko Haram attacks Gombe, killing 10 people (September 20)

October 2016

• President Buhari meets with European Union leaders in Brussels, Belgium (October 1)
• Boko Haram attacks Bama, killing 20 people (October 20)

November 2016

• Nigeria's economy grows by 2.1% in Q3 2016 (November 1)
• Boko Haram attacks Konduga, killing 15 people (November 20)

December 2016

• President Buhari meets with African leaders in Marrakech, Morocco (December 1)
• Boko Haram attacks Maiduguri, killing 10 people (December 20)

These are just a few of the top news stories from Nigeria in 2016. It was a challenging year for the country, with ongoing security concerns and economic challenges.