title: 1992 in Nigeria
text: # 1992 in Nigeria
  
  This article is about the particular significance of the year 1992 to Nigeria and its people.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  ### Federal government
  
  * President: Ibrahim Babangida
  * Vice President: Augustus Aikhomu
  * Chief of Defence Staff: Sani Abacha
  * Chief Justice: Mohammed Bello
  
  ## Events
  
  ### July
  
  * 4 - parliamentary elections took place, the first since the first since the 1983 military coup
  * 25 to August, athletes participated in the Barcelona Olympics
  
  ### September
  
  * 26 - 1992 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash occurs crashes just after take-off from Lagos killing all 158 on board
  
  ### Unknown
  
  * Wikki Tourists F.C. football club established
  
  ## Births
  
  * May 12 - Muideen Akanji, boxer
  * June 1 - Lateef Elford-Alliyu, footballer
  * September 12 – Bernie Ibini-Isei, footballer
  * November 1 - Gbenga Arokoyo, footballer
  * November 16 - George Akpabio, footballer
  * December 9 - Michael Augustine, footballer
  * December 12 - Ramon Azeez, footballer
  * December 22 - Mohamed Bachar, footballer
  * December 24 - Michel Babatunde footballer
  * December 27 - Femi Balogun, footballer
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * Major-general Abdul Rahman Mamudu, military Governor of Gongola State (born 1937)
  