Sir. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa

Prime Minisiter

30 August 1957 – 15 January 1966

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

Governor-General: 16 Nov. 1960 – 1 Oct. 1963

1st President: 1 Oct. 1963 – 16 Jan. 1966

General JTU Aguiyi Ironsi

1st Military Head of State:

17 January 1966 – 29 July 1966

General Yakubu Gowon

2nd Military Head of State

1 August 1966 – 29 July 1975

General Murtala Muhammed

3rd Military Head of State

30 July 1975 – 13 February 1976

General Olusegun Obasanjo

4th Military Head of State

13 February 1976 – 30 September 1979

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

1st Executive President

1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983

Major General Muhammadu Buhari

5th Military Heade of State

31 December 1983 – 27 August 1985

General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida

6th Military Head of State

27 August 1985 – 26 August 1993

Chief Ernest Shonekan

Interim President

26 August 1993 – 17 November 1993

General Sani Abacha

7th Military Head of State

17 November 1993 – 8 June 1998

General Abdulsalami Abubakar

8th Military Head of State

9 June 1998 – 29 May 1999

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo

2nd Executive President

29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007

Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'adua

3rd Executive President

29 May 2007 – 5 May 2010

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan

Acting: 9 February 2010 – 5 May 2010

4th Executive President: 5 May 2010 – 29 May 2015

Muhammadu Buhari

5th Executive President

29 May 2015 –