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Note: From the accession to independence (1 Oct 1960) to the adoption of the Republic (1 Oct 1963) the head of the State was the British monarch (Queen Elizabeth II), being represented by a Governor-General.
Parties: ACN: Action Congress of Nigeria - APC: All Progressives Congress - NCNC: National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons - NPN: National Party of Nigeria - PDP: People's Democratic Party - NPC: Northern People's Congress
Heads of State |
Governors-General James Wilson Robertson 15 Jun 1955 - 16 Nov 1960 (1983) n/p Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe 1 Oct 1960 - 1 Oct 1963 (1996) NCNC President of the Republic Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe 1 Oct 1963 - 16 Jan 1966 (1996) NCNC Heads of the Military Government Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi 16 Jan 1966 - 29 Jul 1966 (1966) military Yakubu Gowon 1 Aug 1966 - 29 Jul 1975 military Murtala Ramat Mohammed 29 Jul 1975 - 13 Feb 1976 (1976) military Olusegun Obasanjo 14 Feb 1976 - 1 Oct 1979 military President of the Republic Shehu Shagari 1 Oct 1979 - 31 Dec 1983 (2018) NPN Head of the Federal Military Government Muhammadu Buhari 31 Dec 1983 - 27 Aug 1985 military Chairman of the Armed Forces Ruling Council Ibrahim Babangida 27 Aug 1985 - 4 Jan 1993 military Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council Ibrahim Babangida 4 Jan 1993 - 26 Aug 1993 military Head of the Interim National Government Ernest Shonekan 26 Aug 1993 - 17 Nov 1993 (2022) n/p Chairmen of the Provisional Ruling Council Sani Abacha 17 Nov 1993 - 8 Jun 1998 (1998) military Abdulsalam Abubakar 9 Jun 1998 - 29 May 1999 military Presidents of the Republic Olusegun Obasanjo 29 May 1999 - 29 May 2007 PDP Umaru Musa Yar'Adua 29 May 2007 - 5 May 2010 (2010) PDP Goodluck Jonathan 5 May 2010 - 29 May 2015 PDP (acting to 6 May, for Yar'Adua from 9 Feb 2010) Muhammadu Buhari 29 May 2015 - 29 May 2023 APC Bola Tinubu 29 May 2023 - APC |
Heads of Government |
Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa 30 Aug 1957 - 15 Jan 1966 (1966) NPC Head of the Transitional Council Ernest Shonekan 4 Jan 1993 - 26 Aug 1993 (2022) n/p Head of the Interim National Government Ernest Shonekan 26 Aug 1993 - 17 Nov 1993 (2022) n/p |
Vice Presidens of the Republic |
Babafemi Ogundipe 1966 (1971) military (de facto) Joseph Edet Akinwale Wey 1966-1975 (1990) military (de facto) Olusegun Obasanjo 1975-1976 military (de facto) Shehu Musa Yar'Adua 1976-1979 (1997) military (de facto) Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme 1979-1983 (+2017) NPN Babatunde Idiagbon 1983-1985 (1999) military (de facto) Okoh Ebitu Ukiwe 1985-1986 military (de facto) Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu 1986-1993 (2011) military (de facto) Donaldson Oladipo Diya 1993-1997 military (de facto) Mike Okhai Akhigbe 1997-1999 (2013) military (de facto) Atiku Abubakar 1999-2007 PDP, ACN Goodluck Jonathan 2007-2010 PDP Muhammad Namadi Sambo 2010-2015 PDP Oluyemi Oluleke Osinbajo 2015-2023 APC Kashim Shettima Mustapha 2023- APC |
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