PAST PRESIDENTS AND HEADS OF STATE

S/N	NAME	PERIOD SERVED
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