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The prime minister of Nigeria was a political office in Nigeria. The Prime minister was the head of government in the country from 1960 to 1966, when the office was replaced by the president of Nigeria holding this role.
As Prime Minister of Nigeria, Balewa, from 1960 to 1961, doubled as Foreign Affairs advocate of Nigeria. In 1961, the Balewa government created an official Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations ministerial position in favour of Jaja Wachuku who became, from 1961 to 1965, the first substantive Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and ...
Prime minister Ref. No. Portrait Name (birth–death) Took office Left office Time in office 1 Sir James Robertson (1899–1983) 1 October 1960 16 November 1960 46 days Elizabeth II: Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912–1966) 2 Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) 16 November 1960 1 October 1963 2 years, 319 days
The Queen of Nigeria was represented by the Governor-General at the federal level, and by Governors in the three regions: Northern, Western, and Eastern. The Governors and the Governor-General were appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the Nigerian Premiers and the Nigerian Prime Minister respectively. [1] [26] [28]
July 1960 - Adesoji Aderemi became 1st African to be appointed governor in the Commonwealth; October 1, 1960 - Nigerian Independence Day; October 1, 1960 - Tafawa Balewa became prime minister; October 1, 1960 - Sir James Robertson (1899 - 1983) became governor-general. November 16, 1960 - Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904–1996) became governor general
Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Prime minister (1960) Somali Republic; Presidents (complete list) – Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, President (1960–1967) Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, President (1967–1969) Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, Interim President (1969) Prime ministers (complete list) – Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Prime minister (1960)
Sir James Wilson Robertson 15 June 1955 – 16 November 1960; Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe 16 November 1960 – 1 October 1963; Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa held office as prime minister (and head of government). The Federal Republic of Nigeria came into existence on 1 October 1963. [3] The monarchy was abolished and Nigeria became a republic within the ...
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