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Title |
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Duration |
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Political
Party |
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Current President:
Chief
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu,
GCFR
Kashim
Shettima Mustapha, GCON |
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President:
29 May 2023 |
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APC |
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President:
Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR
Vice President:
Yemi Osinbajo |
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Assumed office
29th May 2015
to
29th May 2023 |
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APC |
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President:
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,
GCFR
Vice President:
Arc Muhammed Namadi Sambo, GCON |
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President: 6 May 2010 to 2015
Acting President: 9 February 2010 – 6 May
2010 |
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PDP |
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President:
Umaru Musa Yar'adua,
GCFR
Vice
President:
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCON |
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President:
29 May 2007 – 5 May 2010 |
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PDP |
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President:
Olusegun Obasanjo,
GCFR
Vice President:
Atiku Abubakar, GCON
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29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 |
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PDP |
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President/Chairmen
of the Provisional Ruling Council:
General Abdulsalam Abubakar,
GCFR
(de facto Vice President)
Vice-Adm. Mike
Akhigbe as Chief of General Staff |
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9 Jun 1998 - 29 May 1999 |
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Military |
|
President/Chairmen of the Provisional Ruling
Council:
General Sani Abacha,
GCFR
(de facto Vice President)
General Oladipo Diya |
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17 Nov 1993 - 8 Jun 1998 |
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Military |
|
Head of the Interim National Government
Chief Ernest Shonekan,
GCFR
(de
facto Vice President)
Moshood Abiola |
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26 Aug 1993 - 17 Nov 1993 |
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Interim |
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Head of State/Chairman of the Armed Forces
Ruling Council -
General Ibrahim Babangida
and President/Chairman of the National
Defence and Security Council - General
Ibrahim Babangida,
GCFR
(de
facto Vice President)
Commodore
Okoh Ebitu Ukiwe as
Chief of General Staff
(27
Aug 1985 -
October 1986)
(de facto Vice President)
Augustus Aikhomu as Chief of General
Staff (October
1986 -
27 August 1993) |
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27 Aug 1985 -
27 August 1993 |
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Military |
|
Head of State/Chairman of the Armed Forces
Ruling Council
General Muhammadu Buhari ,
GCFR
(de
facto Vice President)
Babatunde "Tunde" Abdulbaki Idiagbon as
chief of staff at Supreme Headquarters |
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31 Dec 1983 - 27 Aug 1985 |
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Military |
|
President/Commander in-Chief as first
elected President of Nigeria:
Alhaji Shehu Shagari ,
GCFR
Vice President Alex Ekwueme |
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1 Oct 1979 - 31 Dec 1983 |
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NPN |
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Head of States/Chairman of the Armed Forces
Ruling Council
General Olusegun Obasanjo,
GCFR
(de facto Vice President)
General Shehu Musa Yar'adua as
Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters
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14 Feb 1976 - 1 Oct 1979 |
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Military |
|
Head of States/Chairman of the Armed Forces
Ruling Council
General Murtala Ramat Mohammed,
GCFR
(de facto Vice President)
General Olusegun Obasanjo as
Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters |
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29 Jul 1975 - 13 Feb 1976 |
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Military |
|
Head of States/Chairman of the Armed Forces
Ruling Council
General Yakubu Gowon,
GCFR
(de facto Vice President)
J.Edet
Akinwale Wey as
Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters |
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1 Aug 1966 - 29 Jul 1975 |
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Military |
|
Head of States/Chairman of the Armed For ces
Ruling Council
Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi,
GCFR
(de facto Vice President)
Chief
of Staff,
Nigerian Defence Forces Brigadier Babafemi
Ogundipe |
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16 Jan 1966 - 29 Jul 1966 |
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Military |
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Prime Minister/Commander in-Chief
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa,
GCFR
Ceremonial
President
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe
Benjamin
Nnamdi Azikiwe |
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1 October 1960 – 15 January 1966 |
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NPC |
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1 October 1963 – 16 January 1966 |
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NCNC |
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Governor-General
Sir James Wilson Robertson |
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June 15, 1955 – November 16, 1960 |
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British Colony |
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