| 1 |
ALHAJI ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA |
1960 - 1966 |
| 2 |
CHIEF BENJAMIN NNAMDI AZIKIWE |
OCTOBER 1, 1963 – JANUARY 16, 1966 |
| 3 |
MAJOR GENERAL JOHNSON THOMAS UMUNNAKWE AGUIYI IRONSI |
JANUARY 16, 1966 – JULY 29, 1966 |
| 4 |
GENERAL YAKUBU GOWON |
AUGUST 1, 1966 – JULY 29, 1975 |
| 5 |
GENERAL MURTALA RAMAT MOHAMMED |
JULY 29, 1975 – FEBRUARY 13, 1976 |
| 6 |
GENERAL OLUSEGUN AREMU OKIKIOLA MATTHEW OBASANJO |
FEBRUARY 13, 1976 – OCTOBER 1, 1979 |
| 7 |
SHEHU USMAN ALIYU SHAGARI |
OCTOBER 1, 1979 – DECEMBER 31, 1983 |
| 8 |
MAJOR-GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI |
DECEMBER 31, 1983 – AUGUST 27, 1985 |
| 9 |
GENERAL IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA |
AUGUST 27, 1985 – AUGUST 27, 1993 |
| 10 |
CHIEF ERNEST ADEKUNLE OLADEINDE SHONEKAN |
AUGUST 26, 1993 – NOVEMBER 17, 1993 |
| 11 |
GENERAL SANI ABACHA |
NOVEMBER 17, 1993 – JUNE 8, 1998 |
| 12 |
GENERAL ABDULSALAMI ALHAJI ABUBAKAR |
JUNE 9, 1998 – MAY 29, 1999 |
| 13 |
GENERAL OLUSEGUN AREMU OKIKIOLA MATTHEW OBASANJO (RTD) |
MAY 29, 1999 – 29 MAY, 2007 |
| 14 |
UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA |
29 MAY, 2007 - 5 MAY, 2010 |
| 15 |
DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN |
6 MAY, 2010 - 29 MAY, 2015 |
| 16 |
MUHAMMADU BUHARI |
29 MAY, 2015 - DATE |