This article contained the complete list of Past presidents of Nigeria from 1955 till date. There is no doubt that the past presidents of Nigeria have contributed immensely to the development sustainability of the country.

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How many Past presidents have Nigeria Every had?

Nigeria as a nation has had over 15 past presidents since 1955 to date. The name “Nigeria” was originally coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator.

Nigeria has three arms of government, which include the executive, the judiciary, and the legislative. There are currently 36 full-blown states at the time of making this post. Meanwhile, about 20 more are said to be created but this has not been added yet.

List of Past Presidents in Nigeria till date

FIRST REPUBLIC

S/N	NAME	POSITION	PERIOD	PICTURE
1	Sir James Robertson	Governor-General of Nigeria	1955-1960
2	Sir Nnamdi Azikiwe	Ceremonial President of Nigeria	1960-1966
3	Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa	First and only Prime Minister of Nigeria	1957-1966
4	General Aguiyi Ironsi	President of Nigeria	Jan- July 1966
5	General Yakubu Gowon	President of Nigeria	1966-1975
6	General Murtala Ramat Mohammed	President of Nigeria	1975-1976
7	General Olusegun Obasanjo	President of Nigeria	1976-1979

SECOND REPUBLIC

S/NO	NAME	POSITION	PERIOD	PICTURE
1	Alhaji Shehu Aliyu Shagari	President Of Nigeria	1979-1983
2	Major General Muhammadu Buhari	Military Head Of State	1983-1985
3	General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida	Military Head Of State	1985-1993

THIRD REPUBLIC

S/NO	NAME	POSITION	PERIOD	PICTURE
1	Chief Earnest Shonekon	President Of Nigeria	26th Aug,1993–17th Nov,1993
2	General Sani Abacha	Military Head Of State	1993–1998
3	General Abdusalami Abubakar	Military Head Of State	1998–1999

FOURTH REPUBLIC

S/NO	NAME	POSITION	PERIOD	PICTURE
1	General Olusegun Okekiola Aremu Obasanjo	President Of Nigeria	1999–2007
2	Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’adua	President Of Nigeria	2007–2010
3	Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan	President Of Nigeria	2010–2015

The current sitting president is his excellency, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. This list will be updated when he finally leaves office to become the 16th Past President of Nigeria.