List of Nigerian Presidents till date

Since Nigeria gained independence, Nigeria has had series of leaders. The list of Nigerian leaders as compiled by contents101 is comprised of both the Presidents and the military Heads of State till date.

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was the first elected president of Nigeria while Alhaji Tafawa Balewa was the first Prime Minister.

Olusegun Obasanjo and Mohammadu Buhari are the two Nigerian leaders who ruled both as military Head of State and Civilian President.

The Office of the President of Nigeria is the Head of State and Head of Government in Nigeria. It’s a two four-year term. To be eligible to run for President, you must be;

• A Nigerian citizen by birth
• Must be upto 35 years of age
• Must be a member of a political party
• Must be sponsored by a political party
• Must be educated upto Secondary School Certificate level.

Here are a list of Nigerian Presidents and Heads of State till date

List of Nigerian Leaders from 1960 till date

Time in office	Name	Position
First Republic
1960-1966	Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe	President
Military Rule
1966	Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi	Head of State
1966-1975	Gen Yakubu Gowon	Head of State
1975-1976	General Murtala Mohammed	Head of State
1976-1979	General Olusegun Obasanjo	Head of State
Second Republic
1979-1983	Alhaji Shehu Shagari	President
Military Rule
1983-1985	General Mohammadu Buhari	Head of State
1985-1993	General Ibrahim Babangida	Head of State
Third Republic
1993	Ernest Shonekan	Interim Government
1993-1998	General Sani Abacha	Head of State
1998-1999	General Abdulsalami Abubakar	Head of State
Fourth Republic
1999-2007	Chief Olusegun Obasanjo	President
2007-2010	Umaru Musa Yar’Adua	President
2010-2015	Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan	President
2015-Till Date	Mohammadu Buhari	President