In April,2003-President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in for a second term as president.
4-18 October,2003 All African Games ( COJA) were held in Abuja, more than 10,000 foreigners visited the country.
July 29, 2003- Nigeria Satellite,Nig SAT- 1 was launched into space at the Military Base of Russia at 7:12 am Nigerian Time.