President Buharis Appointments

1. Aide de Camp to president: Lt. Col Abubakar Lawal, [Kano State, North-West and husband to
President Buharis foster daughter].
2. Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the president: Femi Adesina, [Osun State, South-West].
3. Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity: Garba Shehu, [Kano State, North-West].
4. State Chief of Protocol/Special Assistant (Presidential Matters): Lawal Abdullahi Kazaure, [Jigawa
State, North-West].
5. Accountant General of the Federation: Ahmed Idris [Kano State, North-West].
6. National Security Adviser: Babagana Monguno [Borno State, North-East].
7. Chief of Defence Staff, Abayomi Olonishakin, [Ekiti State, South-West].
8. Chief of Army Staff: Tukur Buratai, [Borno State, North-East].
9. Chief of Naval Staff: Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, [Cross Rivers, South-South].
10. Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar, [Bauchi State, North-East].
11. Chief of Defence Intelligence: Monday Riku Morgan [Benue State, North-Central].
12. Director General, State Security Services, SSS: Lawal Daura, [Katsina State, North-West].
13. Acting Chairperson, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Amina Zakari, [Jigawa
State, North-West].
14. Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA: Habibu Abdulahi [Kano State, North-West].
15. Special Adviser, Niger Delta Amnesty Office: Paul Boroh, [Bayelsa State, South-South]
16. Acting Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration, Safety and Security Agency, NIMASA:
Baba Haruna Jauro [Yobe State, North-East].
17. Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Communications Commission: Umaru
Dambatta [Kano State, North-West].
18. Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS: Babatunde Fowler, [Lagos State,
South-West].
19. Director General, Budget Office of the Federation: Aliyu Gusau, [Zamfara State, North-West].
20. Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Emmanuel Kachikwu,
[Delta State, South-South].
21. Secretary to Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal, [ Adamawa, North East]
22. Chief of Staff to the President: Abba Kyari, [Borno, North-East].
23. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service: Hameed Ibrahim Ali, [Kaduna State, NorthCentral].
24. Comptroller-General, Nigerian Immigration Service: Kure Martin Abeshi, [Nasarawa State, NorthCentral].
25. Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate): Ita Enang, [Akwa Ibom State,
South-South].
26. Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives): Suleiman
Kawu, [Kano State, North-West].
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27. Director, Department Of Petroleum Resources, DPR, Modecai Baba Ladan. [Kano, North West].
28. Managing Director, Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, Ahmed Lawan Kuru. [].
29. Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive of the National Insurance Commission,
Mohammed Kari [North-West]
29. Executive Director AMCON: Kola Ayeye.
30. Executive Director, AMCON: Eberechukwu Uneze.
31. Executive Director, AMCON: Aminu Ismail.
32. Group Executive Director, NNPC, Maikanti Baru.
33. Group Executive Director, NNPC, Isiaka Abdulrazaq.
34. Group Executive Director, NNPC: Dennis Nnamdi Ajulu.
35. Group Executive Director, NNPC: Babatunde Victor Adeniran.
Current Service Chiefs
Chief of Army Staff

Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai

Chief of Air Staff

Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar

Chief of Naval Staff

Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas

Police I.G

IGP Ibrahim Kpotun Idris

D.G SSS

Lawal Musa Daura

Chief of Defence Staff

General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (July 13, 2015 - present)

TOP LABOUR LEADERS

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)

Abdulwahed Omar

Trade Union Congress (TUC)

Peter Esele

Chief Justice of Nigeria till date

1
Hon Justice Sir Ademola Adetokunbo , KBE, CON
2
Hon Justice Taslim Olawale Elias, CFR, GCON
3
Hon Justice Darnley A. Alexander, CBE, KCIVG,CFR
4
Hon Justice Atanda Fatai Williams, CON
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6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Hon Justice Justice George Sodeinde Sowemimo, CON,GCON

Hon Justice Ayo Gabriel Irikefe, OFR,CON, GCON
Hon Justice Mohammed Bello, CON, GCON
Hon Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, CON, GCON
Hon Justice Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore, CON, GCON
Idris Legbo Kutigi
Aloma Mukhtar GCON(First Female Chief Justice)
Mahmud Mohammed
Governors of Central Bank of Nigeria till date

Governors of Central Bank of Nigeria till date

1
Ray Pentelow Fenton
2
Aliyu Mai-Bornu
Deputy Governor, CBN
3
Clement Nyong Isong
Advisor International Monetary Fund
4
Adamu Ciroma
5
Ota Vincent
Deputy Governor, CBN
6
Abdulkabir Ahmed
Deputy Governor, CBN
7
Paul Agbai Ogwuma
CEO, Union Bank of Nigeria
8
Joseph O. Sanusi
CEO, First Bank of Nigeria
9
Charles C. Soludo
CEO, Nat. Planning Comm
10
S. Lamido Sanusi
CEO, First Bank of Nigeria
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Godwin Emefiele
Chief Executive Officer, Zenith Bank

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Sir Fredrick Lord Lugard

Sir Hugh Clifford
Sir Creamer Thompson
Sir Donald Cameroon
Sir Benard Bourdilion
Sir Anthony Richard
Sir John McPherson

1 Oct 1993

3 June 2009
3 June 2014

Nigeria Former Colonial Masters

1990 to 1919
1919 to 1925
1925 to 1931
1931 to 1935
1935 to 1943
1943 to 1958
1948 to 1958

Nigeria Leaders In the First Republic

Ahmadu Bello
Obafemi Awolowo
Samuel Akintola
Michael Okpara
Dennis Osadebe

Northern Nigeria
Western Nigeria
Western Nigeria
Eastern Nigeria
Mid- Western

1959-1966
1959-1960
1960-1966
1960-1966
1964 3

Jaja Wachukwu
Foreign Minister
The Director of General of NYSC till date

Col S.K Omojokun

Col E.A Akpan
Col A. Braimoh

1975
1983
1988

-1975
-1987
-1990

Brig General H.B Momoh

1990

-1994

Brig General S.A Sofoluwe

1994

-1996

Brig General S.M Sule

1996

- 2000

Brig General Ogunkoya

Rev P.O Okunromade

2000
- 2002
Jan- March 2002

Police Comm S.I Ewokan

2002

Brig General W. Oki

2002

-2004

Brig. General Yusuf Bomoi

2004

-2010

Brig. General M.I Tsiga

2010

- 2011

Brig. General Okorie

Affia Nnamdi

Sept 6, 2011

1966
1961-1965

Nigeria Six Geo-Political Zones

North-East
Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi and Gombe
North-West
Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Kebbi, Katsina, Sokoto,Zamfara
North-Central
Benue, F.C.T, Kwara, Kogi, Niger, Plateau, Nassarawa
South-East
Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo
South-South
Akwa-Ibom, Delta, Edo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Cross-River
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South- West
Ekiti, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Lagos
Present Day Oil Producing States
Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Imo, Ondo, Rivers, Lagos
Nigeria Vice-President 1960 till date
Vice President
Babafemi Ogundipe
J.E.A Wey
Olusegun Obasanjo
Shehu Musa YarAdua
Alex Ekwueme
Tunde Idiagbon
Ukiwe
Augustus Aikhomu
Oladipo Diya
Michael Akhigbe
Atiku Abubakar
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
Namadi Sambo
Prof. Yemi Osinbanjo

Regime
Aguiyi-Ironsi
Yakubu Gowon
Murtala Mohammed
Olusegun Obasanjo
Shehu Shagari
Mohammadu Buhari
Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
Sani Abacha
Abdulsalami Abubakar
Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
Umar Musa YarAdua
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
Muhammadu Buhari

Senate Presidents form 1960 till date

Nwafor Orizu
Joseph Wayas
Iyorehia Ayu
Ameh Ebute
Evan Enwerem
Chuba Okadigbo
Pius Anyim
Adolphus Wabara
Ken Nnamani
David Mark

1960-1966
1979-1983
1992-1993
1993-1999
1999-1999
1999-2000
2000-2003
2003-2005
2005-2007
2007-2015

NCNC
NPN
SDP
SDP
PDP
PDP
PDP
PDP
PDP
PDP
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Dr. Bukola Saraki

incumbent

APC

Speakers of the House of Representatives from 1960 till date

Jaja Wachukwu
Edwin Ezeoke
Salisu Buhari
Ghali NaAbba
Aminu B Masari
Patricia Eteh
Dimeji Bankole

NCNC
NPN
PDP
PDP
PDP
PDP
PDP

Tanbuwal
Yakubu Dogara

PDP
APC

Current

African Union (AU)- From Inception till date

Date of Formation: 26 June 2001 | No of member state: 55
Newest Member: South Sudan
Chairpersons of the African Union Till date
Name
Thabo Mbeki
Joaquim Chissano
Olusegun Obasanjo
Denis S. Nguesso
John Kufor
Jakaya Kikwete
Muammar Gaddafi
Bingu wa Mutharika
Teodoro Mbasogo
Yayi Boni

Beginning of term
9 July 2002
10 July 2003
6 July 2004
24 Jan 2006
30 Jan 2007
31 Jan 2008
2 Feb 2009
31 Jan 2010
31 Jan 2011
29 Jan 2012

End of term
10 July 2003
6 July 2004
24 Jan 2006
24 Jan 2007
31 Jan 2008
2 Feb 2009
31 Jan 2010
31 Jan 2011
29 Jan 2012
Incumbent

Country
South Africa
Mozambique
Nigeria
Rep. of Congo
Ghana
Tanzania
Libya
Malawi
Equatorial Guinea
Benin

Electoral Commission in Nigeria

Sir Kofo Abayomi
Mr E.E Esua
Chief Michael Ani
Ovie Whiskey
Prof Eme Awa
Humphrey Nwosu
Dagogo Jack
Ephraim Akipata
Dr Abel Guobadia
Prof. Maurice Iwu
Prof Attahiru Jega
Attorney General
Names
Richard Akinjide
Chike Offodile
Bola Ajibola
Clement Akpamgbo
Abdullahi Ibrahim
Kanu Agabi
Bola Ige
Kanu Agabi
Bayo Ojo
Michael Aondoaka
Adetokumbo Kayode
Mohammed Adoke

1st Republic
1st Republic
2nd Republic
2nd Republic
3rd Republic
3rd Republic
4th R epublic
4th Republic
5th Republic
5th Republic
6th Republic

1964 - 1966
1979-1993
1988-1993
1995-1998
1998-1999
1999-2006
2006-2010
Present

Dates
1979-1983
1984-1985
1985-1991
1991-1993
1997-1999
1/99-6/99
2000-2002
2002-2003
2003-2007
6/07-2/10
2/10-3/10
4/10-Now

Senate President

David Mark

Deputy senate president

Ike Ekweremadu
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Speaker of House of Rep

Aminu Waziri Tambuwal

Deputy Speaker House of Rep

Emeka Ihedioha

Sec .Gen of the Federation

Anyim Pius Anyim

Leaders of Nigeria Police from 1930 till date

Personality
Mr C.W Duncan
Mr S.H Tranthan
Major A Sanders
Col A.S Navrogordato
Mr W.C King
Mr. T.V Friday
Sir Ivor Stourton
Mr R.J Maclaughlan
Sir BovellKerr
Mr J.E Hodge
Mr. L.O Edet
Mr. Kamsalem
Mr M.D Yusuf
Mr Adam Suleman
Mr S.A Adewusi
Mr E.O Lnyang
Mr M. Gambo
Aliya Ibrahim Attah
Ibrahim Coomasie
Mr M.A K Smith
Mr Tafa Balogun
Mr Sunday Ehindero
Mr Mike Okiro
Mr Ogbonna Onovo
Afiz Ringim
Muhammed Abubakar
IGP Suleiman Abba
Solomon Arase

Post
Inspector General

Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Inspector General

Tenure
1930-1935
1935-36
1936-37
1938-42
1942-47
1948-49
1950-52
1952-56
1956-62
1962-64
1964-66
1966-75
1975-79
1979-81
1981-83
1983-86
1986-89
1990-93
1993-99
1999-02
2002-05
2005-07
2007-09
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2014
2014 - 2015
2014 - 2015
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2016 -Now

Nigeria Government Agencies

Communication and Media
Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC)
National Information Technology Development Agency(NITDA)
Nigeria Television Authority (NTA)
New Agency of Nigeria(NAN)
Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria(FRCN)
Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC)
Nigeria Communication Satellite(NIGCOMSAT)
Economic
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
Bereau of Public Enterprises (BPE)
Federal Mortgage Bank Of Nigeria(FMBN)
National Council of Privatisation (NCP)
Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC)
Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission(NIPC)
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Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS)

National Insurance Commission(NAICOM)
National Pension Commission (PenCom)
Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC)
Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)
Nigerian National Petroleum Commission(NNPC)
Department of Petroleum Resources(DPR)
Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency(PPPRA)
National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS)
Intelligence
State Security Service (SSS)
National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Directorate of Military Intelligence(DMI)
Law Enforcement
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)
Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC)
Independent Corrupt Practices Commission(ICPC)
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Nigeria Immigration Service(NIS)

Nigeria Custom Service(NCS)
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
Others
National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC)

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Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)

Federal Environmental Protection Agency(FEPA)
Federal Housing Authority(FHA)
Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)
Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACoN)
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
National Orientation Agency (NOA)
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA)
National Environment Regulation and Enforcement Agency (NESREA)
National Space Research Development Agency (NASRDA)
National Planning Commission(NPC)
National Centre for Remote Sensing (NCRS)
National Sports Commission (NSC)
National Water Resources Institute(NWRI)
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
Nigerian Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (NARDP)
National Agricultural Extension, Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS)
Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA)
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Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC)

National Directorate of Employment(NDE)
National Poverty Alleviation Program (NAPEP)
National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)
Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
National Office for Technology Acquisation and Promotion(NOTAP)
Industrial Training Fund (ITF)
National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI)
National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC)
Computer Professionals Resources Commission (CPRC)
Nigerian Intergrated Water Resource Commission (NIWRC)
Comsumer Protection Council Infrastructure Concession (CPCIC)
Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)

NYSC Anthem
Youth obey the clarion call.
Let us lift our Nation High under the Sun or in the rain with dedication, Nigeria is ours, Nigeria we
serve
Members take the great salute Put the Nation
first in all
With service and humility NYSC for the
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noble Youths Make Nigeria a Great nation

NYSC Pledge
Far and near we come to serve
And to build our fatherland
With oneness and loyalty
NYSC for unity
Hail Nigeria our great nation
Ecowas Members
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bisssau, Liberia,
Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Past and Present Chairmen of ECOWAS
Year
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986-88
1989
1990
1991
1992

Name
Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema
Gen Olusegun Obasanjo
Leopold Sedar Senghor
Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema
Dr Siaka Stevens
Matheu Kerekou
Ahmmed Sekou Toure
Lansana Conte
Gen Mohammadu Buhari
Gen Ibrahim Babangida
Alh Dawda Jawara
Capt. Blaise Campaore
Alh Dawda Jawara
Alh Abdou Diouf

Country
Togo
Nigeria
Senegal
Togo
Seirra Leone
Benin
Guinea
Guinea
Nigeria
Nigeria
Gambia
Burkina Faso
Gambia
Senegal

1993
1994-95

Nicephore Dieudonne Sogio

Fit Lt jerry Rawlings

Benin
Ghana
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1996-98
1998-99
1999
1999-01
2001-03
2003-05

Gen Sanni Abacha

Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar
Gen Gnassingbe Eyadema
Alfa Omar Konare
Abdoulaye Wade
John Kuffuor

Nigeria
Nigeria
Togo
Mali
Senegal
Ghana

2005-08

Mamadou Tandja

Niger

2008-08

Blaise Compaore

Burkina Faso

2009-09

Musa Yaradua

Nigeria

2010-2015 Goodluck Jonathan

Nigeria

2015 -Date Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria

Secretary General of United Nation Till Date

Personality
Trygve Lie
Dag Hammarskjold
U Thant
Kurt Waldheim
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Boutrous Boutrous Ghali
Kofi Annan
Ban Ki-moon

Origin
Norway
Sweden
Burna
Austria
Peru
Egypt
Ghana
South Korea

Tenure
2 Feb 1946 - 10 Nov
10 Apr 1953 -18 Sep 1961
30 Nov 1961 1 Jan 1972
1 Jan 1972 1 Jan 1982
1 Jan 1982 1 Jan 1992
1 Jan 1992 - 1 Jan 1997
1 Jan 1997 1 Jan 2007
1 Jan 2007 Till date

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